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    1. Thank you Alex! It’s one of my favorites too. Thank you again for commenting and rating the recipe. Have an awesome day 🙂

  1. 5 stars
    I need to stretch out the quantity for a large gathering. I have an 8 qt pot, can I successfully add 1 more cup of rice and broth to the recipe?

    We make the recipe as is on a regular basis and love the flavor!

    1. Thank you Kimberly! That’s a good question. I believe you can do that. As long as you add enough broth to cook the cook the rice. Thank you again for commenting and rating the recipe, have a lovely day 🙂

  2. After following all the required steps, I was disappointed to read “BURN” on the screen. When I opened it, it looked like soup. I’m no longer sure what this recipe was supposed to be but into the garbage it went.

    1. Good morning Jennifer, sorry to hear that. Obviously, I can’t help with the issue since you chose to throw it away rather than figure out what went wrong. Typically, when people get a burn notice it’s due to one or two issues. First, being the size of the pressure cooker. For example, in our tips section we address how to alter the recipe if you have an 8-quart cooker. Secondly, some people forget to deglaze the liner with the broth. Forgetting to do that can also cause a burn notice. Unfortunately, I can’t really assist you given the circumstances. Thank you commenting and have a lovely day 🙂

  3. 5 stars
    this is a go to for us! always yum! I have been using this recipe for years. we do like a more tomato base so I’ll throw in a small can of tomato sauce sometimes. we’ve also subbed crushed tomatoes for diced and it has worked well. thank you for this!

    1. Thank you Maygan! Adding tomato sauce sounds great, so does using crushed tomatoes in place of the diced ones. Thank you again for commenting and rating the recipe. Have a lovely day 🙂

  4. 5 stars
    Used an 8 qt – added a half cup broth and mixed everything except the rice. Added the rice on top and didn’t mix. It was great!!

    1. Good morning Jennifer, thank you for commenting and rating the recipe! It sounds like everything went perfectly for you. We’re thrilled you enjoyed the jambalaya. Have a lovely day 🙂

  5. 3 stars
    The flavor is good but I will have to try the suggested tip of leaving the rice on top rather than mixing it in. Despite adding a full can of chicken broth and completely scraping and re-greasing the bottom of the pan I could not stop getting a burn notice. It cooked enough that we were able to eat it and my family gobbled it up but it was frustrating to have to fuss with the burn issue.

    1. Well, darn! We hate to hear when someone gets a burn notice on this one and aren’t sure why it happens to some and not others. I’m glad your family was able to enjoy it in the end. Fingers crossed that it will turn out better next time. Thanks so much for the feedback, TL. We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

  6. 5 stars
    my family loved it. it was exactly how it should be.
    thank you so much. I am putting this into my favourites. it will be used again and again. 🙏

    1. Thank you Alan! Kim and I are glad you and your family enjoyed the jambalaya. Thank you again for sharing your experience and rating the recipe. Have an awesome day 🙂

  7. 5 stars
    Delicious! A little too spicy for my kids but I enjoyed it very much! Will definitely make it again but maybe add less creole seasoning to cut down on the spice. I usually read comments before trying a new recipe and I followed one of the commenters suggestions with the rice and didn’t have any problems with getting a burn notice on instapot.

    1. Good morning Katriina, thank you for commenting and rating the recipe card! We’re sorry to here the jambalaya was too spicy for the little ones. But, we’re thrilled you enjoyed it 🙂 Thank you again for sharing! Have a lovely day 🙂

  8. 5 stars
    I got the burn notice when I made this. I opened it up and put some more chicken broth and then it was fine. We threw some shrimp in after it was done, just put them in, stirred it around and let it sit with the lid on for a few minutes, the shrimp cooked perfectly.
    Tastes great, a little spicy for kids but perfect amount of spice for most adults.
    Very easy to make! A descent amount of chopping but I have a special onion/pepper chopper that speeds up the process so i’d say this was about 20 minutes of work, ready within 45 minutes and only one cutting board, knife and pot for cleanup!

    1. Good Morning Sarah, we’re thrilled you enjoyed the jambalaya. The shrimp sounds like a tasty addition to the dish. Thank you again for your comments and rating the recipe. Have a lovely day 🙂

    2. @Sarah, I’d get a burn message too. I started making its with just mixing everything, putting a little extra broth and just adding the rice to the top and not mixing it. Made a huge difference!

  9. 5 stars
    I made this with my husband and it was very good! We tripled the recipe (teenage boys… wanted leftovers) and added approximately 2 c. extra broth and used spicy sausage. We all really loved it. Thanks for a great recipe!

    1. Thank you Andrea! Kim and I are glad your whole family enjoyed the jambalaya. The spicy sausage sounds like a tasty addition. Thanks again and have a lovely day 🙂

  10. 5 stars
    I’ve made and loved this recipe many many times! Wondering if there’s a method for the crockpot? Wanted a set it and forget it today.

    1. Thanks so much, Lindsey!

      We’re glad that you enjoy the Instant Pot Jambalaya! We have this Slow Cooker Jambalaya recipe. It’s not exactly the same, but it’s similar. It might be close enough or at least you an idea on how to modify the Instant Pot version. Hope that helps. Thanks again and have a fantastic day! 🙂

  11. 4 stars
    Turned out better than expected without roux. We used left-over Easter ham from the deep freezer. My husband accidentally used Cajun seasoning and smoked. Great flavor, super easy school night meal. Glueten free without roux.

  12. Absolutely phenomenal recipe – easily the best instant pot recipe I have tried. I added frozen shrimp because I had it on hand, and it turned out great!

  13. Hi! So I am still new to the instapot world so this may be a silly question. If I can’t have rice and just wanted to add some cauliflower rice at the end…how would you adjust the amount of chicken broth? Would you still need more than 1 cup? Thank you in advance. I can’t wait to try this recipe!

    1. Good Morning Mary, that’s a good question. Let me start with a disclaimer, we’ve never substituted cauliflower rice for long grain rice, so this is our best guess. You are correct, do not add more than one cup of chicken broth. Otherwise, you’ll have jambalaya soup. You’re probably already thinking of doing things this way, but I’ll type it out for other readers. Once the meat and veggies are done cooking, you may need to drain away some the excess liquid. After that, use the “keep warm,” setting on your Instant Pot and stir in the cauliflower rice. I hope this information helps, have a lovely weekend! 🙂

  14. This is a regular in our house. I do add a bag of frozen, riced cauliflower and no one even knows they’re getting extra vegetables!

    1. That’s wonderful Karen, glad to hear your family enjoys the jambalaya. Cauliflower rice sounds like tasty substitution. Have a wonderful day 🙂

  15. Oh My God!!! Made this in a cheap generic multicooker (New Zealand..) Absolutely amazing result. I used cajun seasoning and,yes,it was a little spicy but even Miss 8 & Mr 11 had seconds…. a new family favorite!