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    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes » Instant Pot White Rice Recipe

    Instant Pot White Rice Recipe

    Published: Jan 13, 2023 Modified: Jan 13, 2023 by Isabel Laessig

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    Perfect rice in 15 minutes! My Instant Pot White Rice Recipe is a flawless way to make easy rice in no time! This is not your average white rice recipe. It is so buttery and flavorful!

    instant pot white rice in a pot

    Instant Pot Rice Recipe

    Rice is a staple in my household! I’m constantly making homemade rice to pair with my favorite dinners. When I need a quick but delicious side, pressure cooker white rice is my choice!

    This is the perfect white rice recipe. It’s just the right texture, is buttery and tastes amazing. It has a similar consistency to sticky rice! Cooking white rice with an onion and chicken bouillon gives it a depth of flavor like none other. I promise you, this will be your new favorite way to make rice!

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    • Instant Pot Rice Recipe
    • Instant Pot Rice Ingredients
    • How to Cook Rice in Instant Pot
    • Instant Pot Rice Recipe FAQs
    • What to Serve with White Rice
    • Best Rice Recipes
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    • 💬 Reviews

    Instant Pot Rice Ingredients

    • Long grain white rice
    • Chicken bouillon
    • Small onion or half of a large onion
    • Water
    • Butter
    • Optional: sliced green onions or parsley for topping
    setting down a bowl of instant pot white rice

    How to Cook Rice in Instant Pot

    1. Add water and rice to your pressure cooker.
      adding water to instant pot with rice
    2. Place small onion or half a large onion in the center of the pot.
    3. Sprinkle chicken bouillon around the onion in the pot. Avoid getting any on top of the onion – you want it in the rice!
      Close the lid and make sure it is sealed. Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes, then let it naturally release for 10 minutes.
    4. Remove the onion and add butter. Thoroughly mix together until all the butter melts. Top with sliced green onions and enjoy!

    Just like Portuguese rice, this pressure cooker rice recipe cooks with an onion and chicken bouillon. It’s full of flavor and beautifully cooked! Perfect for use in dishes like pork fried rice, 5-ingredient Chicken Stir Fry, or your favorite rice bowls.

    close up of instant pot white rice in a bowl

    Instant Pot Rice Recipe FAQs

    How many carbs are in a cup of rice?

    Long-grain white rice has about 45 grams of carbs per cup.

    What is the ratio of water to rice in the instant pot?

    The rice to water ratio for Instant Pot rice is 2 to 1. For every cup of rice you need 2 cups of water. Your rice will turn out perfect every single time.

    What to Serve with White Rice

    • Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
    • Grilled Pulled Pork
    • Chicken Birria Tacos
    • 5-ingredient Chicken Stir Fry.

    Steak recipes are perfect for pairing with this easy dish, too. Even better if you cook steak on the grill or even in the air fryer. It’s so easy to make air fryer steak!

    overhead shot of a bowl of white rice

    Best Rice Recipes

    • Rice-a-Roni Recipe (Gluten-Free)
    • Mexican Rice Bowl
    • Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup
    • Vegetarian Enchiladas with Chickpea Curry and Lime Rice

    Did you try making my pressure cooker rice? I always love to hear your thoughts! What would you serve it with? Leave a comment and a rating below and let me know!

    📋 Recipe

    instant pot white rice in a pot

    White Rice in the Instant Pot

    Isabel Laessig
    This is the perfect white rice recipe. It’s just the right texture, buttery, and tastes amazing. The secret is that it’s cooked with an onion and chicken bouillon, plus plenty of butter!
    4.84 from 6 votes
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    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Main or side dish
    Cuisine American, Portuguese
    Servings 6
    Calories 107 kcal

    Equipment

    • 6 qt. Instant Pot

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup long grain white rice
    • 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon
    • 1 small onion or half a large onion
    • 2 cups water
    • ½ stick butter
    • Optional: sliced green onions for topping
    Cooking Conversions

    See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!

    Instructions
     

    • Add 2 cups of water and 1 cup of rice to your pressure cooker.
      Adding rice to instant pot
    • Place 1 whole small onion or half a large onion in the center of the pot. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon around the onion in the pot. Avoid getting any on top of the onion – you want it in the rice!
      Adding seasoning and onion to instant pot rice
    • Close the lid and make sure it is sealed. Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes, then let it naturally release for 10 minutes.
      Sealing the lid of the instant pot to make instant pot white rice
    • Remove the onion and add ½ stick of butter. Thoroughly mix together until all the butter melts. Top with sliced green onions and enjoy!
      Stirring butter into instant pot white rice

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    Notes

    • Mix the butter in well until it melts completely for buttery, super-flavorful rice.
    • Make sure to get the chicken bouillon on the rice and in the water, and not on the onion. You want to cook it directly in the rice.
    • Remove the onion after cooking and before stirring in the butter.
    • Top with sliced green onions for extra color and flavor. You will love it!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 235IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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    About Isabel Laessig

    Hi! I’m Isabel Laessig, also known as Family Foodie, creator of Sunday Supper Movement and author of the Boujee Steak Cookbook. Sunday Supper is my mission to bring family back around the dinner table. Join me in making family meal-time a tradition to celebrate!

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