The BEST Cilantro Lime Rice in Instant Pot! Simple yet loaded with flavor, this cilantro lime rice recipe is a delicious accompaniment to all your Mexican dishes.
Instant pot is the latest craze and is for a good reason. It cooks in a jiffy and my favorite is the saute function <– obsessed.
I’ve been late jumping on the bandwagon. But, sure glad I did. If you love your instant pot as much as I do then you will love the huge selection Instant Pot Recipes
My favorite of all is making amazing rice recipes in instant pot. They are so easy, usually one pot meals and only one pan to clean up. Few instant pot rice recipes:
Instant Pot Thai Chicken Fried Rice
Garlic Butter Shrimp and Rice in Instant Pot
Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice
Switching gears to Mexican, my fam loves dinner times when it involves some Mexican. All the spices, so comforting and so flavorful.
So, we need a good base for delicious Mexican dishes.
How do I know that is one of the best cilantro lime rice recipe? Because, it is adapted from Pioneer Woman’s Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe. So, you know it’s gonna be GOOD.
Let us look at the ingredients needed for Mexican lime rice?
Basmati rice – White basmati rice. Wash, rinse and drain rice well before using.
Onion – Regular white/yellow/red onion
Garlic – Love garlic? You could totally add more
Lime – Both lime zest and lime juice are used
Chicken stock – Water may be used, but stock makes a flavorful instant pot cilantro lime rice
Cilantro – Ain’t cilantro lime rice without cilantro.
How to make Mexican lime rice?
Step-1 : Heat instant pot to saute. When hot, saute chopped onion and garlic in vegetable oil.
Step-2: Stir fry rice for few seconds and then followed by chicken stock, lime zest and salt. Cook until done.
Step-3: When done, stir in lime juice and chopped cilantro.
Done and DONE.
Spicy Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice with Black Beans and Corn <—- Spicier version
Keeping track of all the Mexican dishes around here?
Cheesy Instant Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
Mexican Spiced Chicken for Tacos, Burritos, Quesadillas or Salads
Chickpea Tacos with Cilantro Lime Sauce
Baked Fish Tacos with an Amazing 2-Ingredient Fish Taco Sauce
Homemade Churros Recipe with Nutella Ganache
Spicy Chicken Ranch Quesadilla
Ground Chicken Burrito Bowl Meal Prep
Homemade Chicken Taco Seasoning
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 cup basmati rice, washed, rinsed and drained well
- 1 cup chicken stock (I used 33% reduced sodium)
- 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt, refer notes
- zest of one lime
- juice of 1 and 1/2 limes
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Equipment
Instructions
- Set Instant pot to saute setting. Once hot, add vegetable oil and then onion and garlic. Saute for about 2 minutes, until garlic begins to turn golden.
- Add rice and continue to saute for about 30 seconds. Stir in stock, salt and lime zest. Close, lock lid and make sure the valve is set to sealing. Select rice setting and let Instant pot do its thing (it took 12 minutes to cook in mine).
- When instant pot beeps, let continue to sit for 4 to 10 minutes (4 minutes for firmer rice and 10 minutes for more softer rice) . Click cancel button and then turn valve to vent and let pressure release. Open lid and stir in lime juice and cilantro.
- Serve hot or warm with your favorite Mexican meal.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Pioneer woman
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12 Comments
This rice looks so fluffy!! I love any kind of Mexican food 🙂 I am jealous I don’t have an Instant Pot yet. I just need to buy one!!
Thanks Kelly. It took a while for me to get used to it, but so love my Insta pot now.
I just got an air fryer, but I still need that insta pot! My family would love this for sure and I’m so anxious to try it! Quick and delicious!! YUM!!
I got an Insta pot only last Christmas and loving it ever since:)
i’m a sucker for flavored rice! i’m not the kind of person to eat a plain bowl of rice, but i’d happily make a meal out of a bowl of this (:
Highly recommend this one. I use Basmati brown rice and set rice setting for 25 minutes. I double the recipe and freeze leftovers. It’s truly amazing!
So glad that you liked it hun:)
Could you use a slow cooker or would that not work? Don’t got an insta prob yet :((.
Hi Aryana, I do not have any experience with a slow cooker. But, I found these impressive methods online that should work –
1. https://www.thespruceeats.com/simple-crock-pot-rice-recipe-2098664
2. https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/perfect-crock-pot-rice-16465
If you are adopting any of the above methods, then begin by sautéing the onion and garlic on a skillet and then transfer it along with rice and all other ingredients (increase stock as per the above suggestion).
-Hope it helps:)
How would you adjust the cooking time if you wanted to double it ? We loved it!
Thank you Jessica. As a general rule when doubling any Instant Pot recipe, you DO NOT CHANGE THE COOKING TIME. The instant pot will take additional time when coming to pressure, which will compensate for the quantity. Hope it helps:)
I make this weekly for my family. So simple and delicious!