This Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is perfect in your favorite burrito or burrito bowl or as a side with tacos or enchiladas! Cilantro Lime Rie Instant Pot cooking method is my favorite because it’s quick! It’s super flavorful and delicious! Make it with me!
Cilantro Lime Rice Instant Pot
For this instant pot cilantro lime rice recipe, I wanted the rice to really be infused and take on the cilantro lime flavor! Rather than stirring and adding it in at the end of the cooking process, I toss it in at the beginning!
This method does turn the white rice green, but I like it that way! I think that you will too!
This recipe resembles the chipotle cilantro lime rice recipe! That’s why we love it.
What to serve with Cilantro Lime Rice?
The lime and cilantro give this rice a nice, fresh flavor. It’s a family favorite on Mexican-inspired dinner nights.
This rice pairs well as a side dish with your favorite Mexican meal like tacos, enchiladas, or fajitas. This rice also works well served with refried beans too!
Make it a Burrito Bowl
My favorite way to serve this Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is in a burrito bowl. Burrito bowls are so easy to make because you can add whatever you like! Below are some suggestions for what to put in your burrito bowl along with my cilantro lime rice.
- Meat: barbacoa beef, sweet pork, tacos al pastor, easy shredded chicken
- Beans: black or pinto beans, Instant Pot refried beans
- Vegetables: corn, sautéed peppers, onions, chopped tomatoes and avocado, lettuce
- Salsa: corn salsa, salsa
- Toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole
Instant Pot Rice
Cooking rice in the Instant Pot is quick and easy! The ratio is a little different for how to cook it.
For Instant Pot Rice Recipes you will do 1:1 ratio of water to rice. One cup rice = one cup water and so on.
The cook times are 10 minutes with a quick release for white rice and 24 minutes with a quick release for cilantro lime brown rice.
You can also cook the cilantro lime rice in rice cooker by adding all the ingredients into your rice cooker and hit the rice button.
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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
This Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is perfect in your favorite burrito or burrito bowl or as a side with tacos or enchiladas! It's super flavorful and delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1 lime, juiced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Optional: cilantro for topping
Instructions
- To a blender, add the water, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, and salt. Blend on high for 2 minutes.
- To the Instant Pot, add the white rice and the blended cilantro lime sauce.
- Lock the lid, set the valve to seal, and manually set the pressure for 10 minutes. The pot will display "ON" while it is coming to pressure, it usually takes about 10 minutes. Then, it will start counting down from 10.
- When the timer sounds, quick release the pressure by turning the valve from seal to vent. Steam will blow out the top when you do this so be careful.
- Remove the lid and fluff with a fork. Top with additional cilantro if desired. Enjoy!
