instant pot one pot meals

I love rice recipes & rice dishes. Well, actually, I LOVE Instant Pot rice recipes! They are some of the easiest, fastest & most delicious pressure cooker recipes, including this Easy Jambalaya.

With Instant Pot rice recipes, I love to add a TON of flavor.

Don’t get intimidated… adding a ton of flavor doesn’t mean you have to have magical powers, just be creative with your ingredients and don’t be stingy with those seasonings! If a rice recipe is going to be my MEAL, I don’t want just a bowl of mostly plain rice. I want meat and veggies and FLAVOR in every bite.

Chinese Fried Rice from a local takeout place usually disappoints me. Why? Because the ratio of rice to other ingredients is far too big. I want meat, I want veggies, I want flavor, not just a mouthful of rice. My Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice is a big hit in my house!

My husband loves smoked sausage and cajun spice. So, when I had these ingredients on hand recently and needed to get a good dinner on the table ASAP, I decided to go for an easy (and SUPER FAST) Instant Pot Jambalaya.

Good news, it was a HIT! Better news, it took just a few minutes of prep and I cooked everything in one pot – the Instant Pot! Hip Hip HOORAY for only one dirty pot! Gotta love a good Instant Pot one pot meal!

Speaking of one pot meals, my Pesto Chicken Pasta is another one pot winner in the Instant Pot!

Easy Jambalaya | Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 lb smoked sausage, 1/2 inch slices sliced on a bias

1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 medium onion, diced

3 stalks celery, diced

1 medium red pepper, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes, including juice

1 1/4 cup long grain white rice, rinsed

3/4 cup water

1 tsp cajun seasoning, like Old Bay

1 t seasoned salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne or crushed red pepper, optional for spice

3-6 dashes tabasco, optional for spice

2 scallions, diced for garnish

Essential Tools

Pressure Cooker, I love my Instant Pot!

Fine mesh strainer, like this one

Directions

Prepare all ingredients

Press “Sauté” on your Instant Pot or Browning setting on other pressure cookers, and allow it to heat.

Here’s more information on all those buttons on your Instant Pot!

For Instant Pot, display will show as ON until Sauté heats, then display will show as HOT.

Add onion, celery, red pepper and garlic as well as sausage and seasonings, sauté 3-4 minutes.

Place lid on pressure cooker and close vent.

For Instant Pot, close lid and turn Vent knob to “Sealing”