Instant Pot Brown Rice
servings
Perfectly cooked Instant Pot brown rice that tastes like it was made in a rice cooker. It is rich in fiber and goes with almost any main dish.
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- cooking spoon
- fork
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown rice
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Optional Seasoned Rice Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoon chicken bouillon
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dired thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 3 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- First, measure, rinse and strain/dry rice.
- Add rice, cold water and salt to the instant pot. For seasoned rice, add chicken bouillon, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, thyme, and parsley. Do not add the butter.
- Lock the lid on the Instant Pot and the turn valve to the sealed position.
- Set the Instant Pot to cook at high pressure for 15 minutes. It will take about 8 minutes to build up pressure then the 15 minutes cooking will begin.
- When it beeps, allow it to naturally release for 5 minutes. Then carefully turn the release valve to open. When the pressure has fully released, unlock the lid.
- Fluff the rice with a fork.
- For seasoned rice, pour melted butter over the rice and gently fluff together.
- Serve.
Notes
- This method of cooking rice will turn out most similar to rice in a rice cooker. If you want a softer rice, add ½ cup more water.
Nutrition
Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 422mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg