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Instant Pot Lemon Rice on a white plate with sliced lemons

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.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword pressure cooker lemon rice recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 7
Calories 169 kcal
Author Sandy Clifton

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

  1. Wash the lemon. Then zest it before you juice it. Add zest and juice to the pressure cooker pot.

  2. Add the rice, butter, salt, turmeric, and water to the pot. Stir.

  3. Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.

  4. 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.

  5. The pot will take about 5 minutes to come to pressure.

  6. When the cook cycle has finished, turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to Quick Release the steam/pressure.

  7. When the pin in the lid drops back down, open the lid.

  8. Fluff the rice with a fork and transfer to a serving dish. Garnish with parsley.

  9. Serve immediately.

Recipe 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.