Instant Pot® Lime-Cilantro Rice recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup long-grain rice
1 cup water
½ cup chicken broth
¼ cup lime juice
½ teaspoon salt
1 lime, zested
4 wedges lime
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, or to taste

Nutrition Info

202.5 calories
carbohydrate: 39.2 g
cholesterol: 8.4 mg
fat: 3.3 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 3.6 g
saturatedFat: 1.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 461.3 mg
sugar: 0.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add butter. Once butter is melted and hot, stir in rice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until rice becomes opaque, about 2 minutes. Stir in water, chicken broth, lime juice, and salt. Close and lock the lid.

  2. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions, set timer for 4 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.

  3. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes more. Unlock and remove the lid. Stir in lime zest and fluff rice with a fork.

  4. Serve immediately with lime wedges, garnishing with chopped cilantro.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

This tangy rice is quick, easy, and full of fresh, delicious flavor. Add it to a burrito, taco salad, Mexican burrito bowl, pair it with any of your favorite Mexican entrees, or just enjoy as a side dish. Perfect choice for a Cinco de Mayo celebration.

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