Instant Pot Cajun Chicken and Rice
Ingredients
Chicken and Rice
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 lb boneless chicken thighs
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 carrots
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Cajun Seasoning:
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp pink sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
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In a small mixing bowl whisk together all of the ingredients for the Cajun seasoning. Set aside. Dice onions, mince garlic, dice carrots, and dice red and green bell peppers. Cut chicken thighs into bite sizes.
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Open Instant Pot and set on sauté setting. Drizzle oil and bring to a heat. Toss in onions and sauté until translucent. About 2 minutes. Toss in garlic and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes. Next, add chicken and sauté until it cooks through and turns golden-brown. About 8-10 minutes. While chicken is cooking sprinkle in Cajun seasoning and stir chicken to make sure it gets well coated with seasoning.
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Once chicken has browned, stir in your veggies; carrots, corn, red and green bell peppers. Add rice and stir making sure all of the ingredients are mixed together well. Pour in chicken broth.
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Place lid on Instant Pot and seal valve. Set Instant Pot on pressure cook high and set for 8 minutes. It'll take a few minutes for pressure to build up before it starts to countdown from 8 minutes and pressure cook rice.
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NPR for 10 minutes then manually release the rest of the pressure. Remove lid from Instant Pot and stir rice. Serve and garnish with fresh parsley if you wish. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Make sure you rinse rice before cooking it- This will remove some of the starch and prevent rice from getting too mushy while pressure cooking.
- Use pre-packed cajun seasoning if desired- Use about 1 tablespoon at first, then adjust if desired once rice is done.
- Want a spicier rice?- Add about 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper to rice if you'd like it spicier.
- Don't want rice mushy at all?- NPR for only 5 minutes instead of 10.