Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
If you love Chipotle’s rice, then you will love our copycat Instant Pot cilantro lime rice recipe made with fresh lime juice and cilantro.
Serving6 people
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups basmati rice
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoon lime juice
- ½ Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Equipment
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, you can use the following types: long grain rice, jasmine rice, brown rice (tends to take longer to cook) or plain white rice.
You can use this rice in a burrito bowl by grabbing a few extra ingredients, such as the following: black or pinto beans, cooked chicken, beef, or steak, cheese, cilantro, lime zest, pico de gallo, queso, or guacamole.
Nutrition
Calories: 181 kcal · Carbohydrates: 37 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 1 g · Saturated Fat: 0.2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g · Sodium: 200 mg · Potassium: 73 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 0.2 g · Vitamin A: 182 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 17 mg · Iron: 0.4 mg