Instant Pot White Rice – How to Make Basic White Rice using Your Instant Pot That is Delicious and Easy to Prepare with Just Few Simple Steps.
The Instant Pot is wonderful at making rice for many reasons. If you are cooking dinner at the stove, this frees up another dinner chore because this white rice practically makes itself.
Here is step-by-step how to make white rice in your instant pot. Remember – The Instant Pot “Rice” button is for WHITE rice only. This is not for brown or wild rice varieties.
Step-By-Step for How to Make The Best Basic White Rice in The Instant Pot:
We start off using a long grain white rice. We do not rinse the rice before cooking. You can try either long grain or short grain white rice.
- Add 1 cup of white rice to the Instant Pot.
- Add 1-1/4 cups of water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the pot; stir gently.
- Lay 1 tablespoon of butter on top of the rice.
- Secure the lid and turn the valve in the back to “SEALING.”
- Push the “RICE” button to start the cooking process.
- When the rice is finished cooking and you hear the beep, let rice stay in the pot for 8 additional minutes.
- After 8 minutes, turn the valve in the back to ‘VENTING” to release any pressure.
- Hit the “CANCEL” button and carefully remove the pot. Fluff rice with a fork and add additional salt & pepper if necessary. And YUM, always add a little bit more butter.
This is a basic recipe for making white rice in the Instant Pot. You can also use 1-1/4 cup of chicken broth for additional flavor.
Instant Pot white rice will finished a little quicker than stove top rice, but the beauty in making rice this way is you don’t have to stir, wait for the liquid to boil, and watch the pot to make sure it doesn’t boil over.
You just toss everything in your Instant Pot, hit the “RICE” button and the amazing pot does the rest. The best thing about using your Instant Pot to cook white rice is it’s basically fool-proof deliciously perfect rice.
There are so many amazing things you can do with an Instant Pot!
You will love how easy it is to prepare white rice in your Instant Pot!
- 1 cup medium or long grain white rice
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
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Add 1 cup of white rice to the Instant Pot.
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Add 1-1/4 cups of water and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the pot; stir gently.
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Lay 1 tablespoon of butter on top of the rice.
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Secure the lid and turn the valve in the back to "SEALING."
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Push the "RICE" button to start the cooking process.
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When the rice is finished cooking and you hear the beep, let rice stay in the pot for 8 additional minutes.
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Turn the valve in the back to 'VENTING" and do a quick release to release any additional pressure.
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Hit the "CANCEL" button and carefully remove the pot.
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Fluff rice with a fork and add additional salt & pepper if necessary.
You will also love our Instant Pot Lemon Rice!
