Description
This recipe for Instant Pot Spanish Rice is one of the easiest things that you will ever make in the Instant Pot. It's a quick and easy side dish that is flavorful, healthy and saves well during the week for meal prep.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup chunky salsa
- 1/2 cup chopped white onion
- 1/3 cup frozen peas
- 1 tbs avocado oil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to sauté mode and when hot, add in avocado oil minced garlic and chopped onion. Sauté for 1-2 minutes
- Turn off sauté mode and add broth and seasonings, scraping up all the garlic and onion from the bottom of the pot
- Add uncooked rice and mix everything together. Top rice mixture with salsa WITHOUT mixing it in (see picture in recipe post)
- Set Instant Pot valve to "Sealing" and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes
- Allow Instant Pot to release naturally. This will take about 15 minutes. Then open Instant Pot and add frozen peas, mixing everything together.
- Fluff rice with a fork and cilantro, jalapeño or avocado for garnish
Equipment
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*Natural release will allow the liquid to absorb and give you a nice fluffy rice texture. Cook time does not include natural release or time for instant pot to build to pressure.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe
- Calories: 191
- Fat: 2.5
- Carbohydrates: 38.7
- Fiber: 0.2
- Protein: 3.7
Keywords: instant pot, Mexican rice, gluten-free, easy
