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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice

July 2, 2018 by Sandy 4 Comments

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is tangy & flavorful, but not overpowering. Fresh tasting and good on so many things. This pressure cooker cilantro lime rice is similar to Chipotle’s cilantro lime rice. Delicious with tacos and in burritos, or as a side dish to fish or chicken.

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice

Cooking rice in your electric pressure cooker can be tricky. Every variety of rice seems to have its own cook time! Today I’m going to show you how to make Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice. It’s a great easy side dish recipe.

For long grain white rice, you can cook it directly in the inner pot, or pot-in-pot. This recipe can be done either way, but I’m showing you how to cook it directly in the pot. Here are the steps:
four process images showing the rice, water, salt, butter in the pressure cooker pot, cooking on the rice setting of the pressure cooker, mixing with a wooden spoon, and then the final result

I use this method for plain white rice as well. It works every time, and I don’t dirty up more than one pot when I make it. If your pressure cooker only cooks on High pressure, then adjust the time to 3 minutes on High pressure and do a natural release of 8-10 minutes.

If I decide to cook chicken, for instance, I would then put the rice. water, salt, and butter in a 6″ or 7″ diameter pan and set it on a trivet directly over the chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes on High pressure with a 5-8 minute natural pressure release.

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Lots of people like Chipotle’s Cilantro Lime Rice. This recipe is similar, and quite good. You can adjust any of the flavorings to get the flavor of this easy rice dish that you like best.

So add more or less of the cilantro or lime juice to suit your taste! I kept the butter very light as it can easily get too greasy tasting, and this lighter taste is how I like it.

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If you make this delicious Instant Pot side dish recipe, please leave a comment below with a star rating. I would like to know how you liked it!

5 from 1 vote
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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
22 mins
 

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is tangy & flavorful, but not overpowering. This is similar to Chipotle's cilantro lime rice. Great on tacos and in burritos.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Tex Mex
Keyword: Chipotle copycat cilantro lime rice
Servings: 3 - 4
Calories: 189 kcal
Author: Sandy Clifton
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Long Grain White Rice, well rinsed
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt (or 3/4 tsp table salt)
  • 1 clove Garlic, pressed or finely minced
  • 1 Tbsp Butter (or 2 tsp olive oil)
  • 3 Tbsp Lime Juice (fresh)
  • Zest of 1 Lime
  • 3/4 cup Cilantro Leaves, finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Rinse the rice until water runs clear.

  2. Add rice to the pot, then add water, salt, garlic and dot the butter on top (or olive oil on top).

  3. Place the lid on the pot and set the steam release knob to Sealing. Then press the Rice button, or use dial. The rice setting cooks on LOW pressure for 12 minutes (in case you don't have a Rice button, set this time/pressure). Then do a Quick Release of the pressure when done.

  4. If your pot doesn't have LOW pressure, set for 3 minutes at HIGH pressure, then let it do a 10 minute natural release. Then release the remaining pressure manually.

  5. When the pin in the lid drops down, open and fluff the rice with a fork. Then add the lime juice, lime zest, and cilantro. Mix well. Taste and adjust salt if necessary.

  6. Serve as a side dish, alone or with beans, on tacos, burritos, or in burrito bowls.

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is inspired by Chipotle's Cilantro Lime Rice. This delicious pressure cooker cilantro lime rice goes well in tacos, burritos, or rice bowls. Easy and tasty! simplyhappyfoodie.com #instantpotrecipes #instantpotrice #instantpotcilantrolimerice #pressurecookerrice #pressurecookercilantrolimerice

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  1. Erika

    January 26, 2020 at 7:57 pm

    Hi-
    So this calls for 2 cups of rice and 2 cups of water? Do it you typically have to double the liquid? Can you confirm this is correct?

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    • Sandy

      January 27, 2020 at 2:17 pm

      In the pressure cooker you don’t get any evaporation. I use a 1:1 rice to water ratio and it is great!

      Reply
  2. Cora

    July 4, 2018 at 4:12 pm

    I loved this rice! I can’t believe how easy it is to make this! I used olive oil instead of butter and it was perfect!

    Reply
    • Sandy

      July 4, 2018 at 5:20 pm

      Hi Cora! I’m so glad you liked this rice recipe! I know, making rice in the pressure cooker is so very easy! As long as you have the correct cook time for the type you are making! Thank you for your review!

      Reply

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