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Instant Pot Mexican Rice

Easy Instant Pot Mexican rice made with 7 ingredients for fluffy, flavorful rice.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Pressure Release 10 minutes
Total Time 43 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 325kcal
Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Equipment

  • Instant Pot/electric pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • 2 cups long grain white rice
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup onion finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 ounces tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
  • 2 ¼ cups reduced-sodium broth vegetable or chicken
  • 1 tablespoon tomato chicken bouillon like Knorr

Instructions

  • Press sauté.
  • Add rice to a fine mesh strainer or colander and rinse under cool water until the water runs clear. Drain well.
    2 cups long grain white rice
  • Add the oil and then rice. Saute for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the rice begins to lightly brown.
    ¼ cup olive oil
  • Meanwhile, blend the onion, garlic, and tomato sauce.
    ½ cup onion, 4 cloves garlic, 4 ounces tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
  • Stir in broth, scraping the bottom well.
    2 ¼ cups reduced-sodium broth
  • Add tomato sauce blend and tomato bouillon. Do not stir.
    1 tablespoon tomato chicken bouillon
  • Press cancel.
  • Close and lock the lid. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 3 minutes. It should take about 10 minutes to come to pressure.
  • Once cooking time ends, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes. Then turn the pressure release valve to venting to release any remaining pressure.
  • Uncover, and stir rice.
  • Let sit, uncovered, for about 5-10 minutes on warm before serving.

Notes

  • Rice: I've only made this recipe with long grain white rice.
  • Oil: I like to use olive oil. A similar oil should also work.
  • Onion: White onion or yellow onion.
  • Tomato sauce: Tomato sauce is just blended tomatoes.
  • Broth: You can use chicken broth or vegetable broth in this recipe.
  • Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 204mg | Potassium: 334mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 41IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg