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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe

If you love Chipotle's cilantro lime rice, then you are going to fall in love with this Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice recipe. It has simple ingredients including fresh lime juice and chopped cilantro to give the rice fresh flavors.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time3 minutes
Pressurize/Release Time17 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cliantro Lime Rice, Copycat Rice, Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Servings: 6
Calories: 181kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups basmati rice
  • 1½ cups water
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons lime juice
  • ½ Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions

  • Fill the pressure cooker. Add the rice, water, salt, and lime juice to the bowl of a pressure cooker. Give everything a stir.
  • Seal the pressure cooker and set to cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.
  • When the pressure cooker is done cooking, allow the pressure to naturally release for 12 minutes before manually releasing the remaining pressure.
  • Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the olive oil and fresh cilantro. Feel free to add extra lime juice to taste.

Notes

When you are ready to make this easy cilantro lime rice recipe, but you aren't sure what kinds of rice you can use for this cilantro rice, take a look at the list below. 
  1. Long grain rice
  2. Jasmine rice
  3. Brown rice (tends to take a bit longer to cook though)
  4. Plain white rice

Nutrition

Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 200mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 182IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.4mg