Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
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Looking for a delicious Instant Pot rice recipe? Using this Instant Pot Lime Rice with Cilantro recipe, this dish can be used as a main dish or as a side dish. Either way, the taste is amazing.
This Lime Rice rice recipe is really great. It’s flavorful and can be served with so many other dishes, as a side dish, or even for the main course when you add chicken, beef, or pork to the rice. It’s really simple and quick, and the Instant Pot cooks it perfectly.
What to Serve with Lime Rice
Rice goes with so many meals. I love this lime rice with all of my Mexican dishes.
- Slow cooker Mexican Chicken
- Shredded Mexican Chicken
- Easy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
- Award Winning Chili Recipe
- Chipotle Corn Recipe
Variations to Lime Rice
With rice there are only a few ways to change it up but you can
- Use regular long grain rice instead of jasmine
- Add other beans or leave them out entirely.
Ingredients in Instant Pot Lime Rice with Cilantro
- olive oil
- lime juice
- black beans
- Jasmine rice
- cilantro
- salt
- garlic
How to Make Instant Pot Lime Rice with Cilantro
Turn the Instant Pot to the SAUTE setting, and add the olive oil and garlic, and cook the garlic about 1 minute, and turn off the Instant Pot.
Rinse the Jasmine Rice in a strainer, or sieve, with cold water, drain and add to the Instant Pot. Add the water to the Instant Pot and stir. Add lime juice, black beans, salt, and Cilantro, and stir well. Make sure ingredients are in an even layer in the Instant Pot Place the lid on the Instant Pot until it beeps and locks. Set the pressure valve to SEALING. Press the Manual button, and set the time for 6 minutes.
Allow the Instant Pot to automatically build and release the pressure. When Rice is done, and Pot has released pressure, beeps and goes to off, make sure the float valve button is down, and with a pot holder, carefully turn the pressure valve to VENTING, to make sure all pressure has been released. Remove the lid, and fluff Rice with a large spoon (don’t stir it). Remove rice to a serving dish, and serve immediately. Enjoy!
NOTE: If you prefer your rice dish buttered, you can add butter to the water, and cook the rice with butter.
This Lime Rice recipe has 4 Weight Watchers SmartPoints on the Weight Watchers Freestyle Plan.
Instant Pot Lime Rice with Cilantro
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup fresh lime juice
- ½ cup black beans drained
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 cup Jasmine rice
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
Instructions
- Turn the Instant Pot to the SAUTE setting, and add the olive oil and garlic, and cook the garlic about 1 minute, and turn off the Instant Pot.
- Rinse the Jasmine Rice in a strainer, or sieve, with cold water, drain and add to the Instant Pot.
- Add the water to the Instant Pot and stir. Add lime juice, black beans, salt, and Cilantro, and stir well. Make sure ingredients are in an even layer in the Instant Pot
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot until it beeps and locks. Set the pressure valve to SEALING. Press the Manual button, and set the time for 6 minutes. Allow the Instant Pot to automatically build and release the pressure.
- When Rice is done, and Pot has released pressure, beeps and goes to off, make sure the float valve button is down, and with a pot holder, carefully turn the pressure valve to VENTING, to make sure all pressure has been released. Remove the lid, and fluff Rice with a large spoon (don’t stir it).
- Remove rice to a serving dish, and serve immediately. Enjoy!
