Dinner for 4

Instant Pot Jambalaya

Name: Instant Pot Jambalaya
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 lb chicken thighs; 2 cups jasmine rice; 3/4 lb shrimps; 1 lb andouille sausages or kielbasa sausages; 2 ribs celery; 1 bell pepper; 1 tbsp unsalted butter + 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 can (14 1/2 oz) crushed or diced tomatoes; 1 onion; 8 cloves garlic; 1 tsp tomato paste; 1 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce; 2 cups unsalted chicken stock; 1/4 tsp dried thymes; 1/4 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 3/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 stalks green onion

$22.04for 450 minServes 4

Chicken, sausage, shrimp, rice, and vegetables pressure-cook with tomatoes and warm spices in one pot.

Photo: pressurecookrecipes.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chicken thighs, 1.25 lb$2.29/lb typical	1.25 lb	$2.86Typical price
	Wild, 13 oz$0.15/oz typical	13 oz	$1.95Typical price
	Shrimp, 0.75 lb$7.99/lb typical	0.75 lb	$5.99Typical price
	Kielbasa, 1.25$4.49 each typical	1.25	$5.53Typical price
	Celery, 0.25$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
	Bell peppers, 0.4 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.93Typical price
	Butter, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 15 oz$0.08/oz typical	15 oz	$1.17Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Garlic, 0.75$0.75 each typical	0.75	$0.60Typical price
	Broth, 17 oz$0.07/oz typical	17 oz	$1.16Typical price
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$22.04

Swaps

Swap chicken thighs for chicken breastabout $1.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$5.51 per serving$22.04 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/4 lb chicken thighs
2 cups jasmine rice
3/4 lb shrimps
1 lb andouille sausages or kielbasa sausages
2 ribs celery
1 bell pepper
1 tbsp unsalted butter + 1 tablespoon olive oil
1 can (14 1/2 oz) crushed or diced tomatoes
1 onion
8 cloves garlic
1 tsp tomato paste
1 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce
2 cups unsalted chicken stock
1/4 tsp dried thymes
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp smoked paprika
3/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 stalks green onion

Steps

Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces, slice the sausage, and rinse the rice with water.
Set a 6-quart pressure cooker to sauté, add butter and olive oil, and brown chicken and sausage for 6 minutes.
Add onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic; cook for 3 minutes.
Stir in rice, tomatoes, tomato paste, soy sauce, stock, thyme, oregano, paprika, and cayenne.
Seal the cooker and cook on high pressure for 6 minutes, then release pressure naturally for 10 minutes.
Set the cooker to sauté, stir in shrimp, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes until the shrimp reach 145 F and the chicken reaches 165 F; top with green onion.

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