Looking for an easy and delicious twist on a Southern favorite? This pressure cooker gumbo is the perfect, budget-friendly dish that is sure to keep you and your family feeling full, and the best part is, it can also help manage blood sugar!
Pressure Cooker Gumbo
Ingredients
1 ½ links Cajun Smoked sausage, sliced
1 cup diced onion
½ cup diced bell pepper
½ cup diced celery
3 cloves minced garlic
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
3 ½ cups chicken stock
½ cup roux
1 12-ounce package frozen, sliced okra
¼ teaspoon ground thyme
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
Cajun Seasoning – To Taste
Directions
- Brown sausage in an electric pressure cooker on sauté/browning setting for 3 minutes. Remove from the pressure cooker and set aside.
- Add onions, bell pepper, and celery – sauté for 3-5 minutes. Add in garlic and stir well for 1 minute.
- Add chicken to the trinity mixture. Stir in chicken stock.
- When the stock starts to boil, add roux. Stir well.
- Add okra, seasonings, and browned sausage.
- Place lid on the pressure cooker and make sure knob is set to “sealing”.
- Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes or put on the “Soup/Stew” setting.
- When time is up, use a wooden spoon to move the knob to “venting”.
- Open the pressure cooker and stir well. Taste and adjust seasonings. Leave on “warming” setting with the lid removed for 10-12 minutes.
- Serve over hot white rice.
Recipe Video
Notes
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