Instant Pot Lemon Rice
Instant Pot Lemon Rice is a super delicious, lemon flavored rice. It is so easy to make! With only 5 ingredients, and great lemon flavor, this is the perfect side dish.
Servings: 7
Ingredients
- 1 Lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 ½ cups Long Grain White Rice, well rinsed
- 1 Tablespoon Butter, unsalted
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder (optional, for pretty color)
- 1 ½ cups Water
Garnish
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Wash the lemon. Then zest it before you juice it. Add zest and juice to the pressure cooker pot.
- Add the rice, butter, salt, turmeric, and water to the pot. Stir.
- Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
- Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial, then the +/- button or dial to select 11 minutes. Low Pressure. *See note about cook times in Notes section below.
- The pot will take about 5 minutes to come to pressure.
- When the cook cycle has finished, turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to Quick Release the steam/pressure.
- When the pin in the lid drops back down, open the lid.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and transfer to a serving dish. Garnish with parsley.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
*Cook Time
Here are some alternate ways to set the cook time for the rice:- If your pot doesn't have a Low Pressure setting you can use the Rice Button if your model has one.
- You can set it to cook at High Pressure for 3 minutes and do a 9 minute natural release.
Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal
