Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Updated March 25, 2019
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is easy to make and a great side dish for any Mexican meal.
Josh loves the Instant Pot. He uses it all of the time to make hard boiled eggs, quinoa, rice, and his favorite 4-Ingredient Instant Pot Chicken Chile Verde. I still haven’t touched it yet because Josh is having so much fun with it. I want to try some recipes soon, but right now, I am letting Josh have all of the fun.
Josh has been making Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice and it is so good! I shared a little teaser on Instagram stories and I got a ton of messages from you guys begging for the recipe. Well, today is your lucky today because we are sharing this super easy recipe for cilantro lime rice. You are going to love it.
If you like Chipotle’s rice, you will LOVE this easy recipe you can make at home. The Instant Pot cooks the rice in a jiffy and it turns out perfect every single time. Josh cooks the rice in water and broth, to give it extra flavor. The addition of cilantro and lime makes the rice extra flavorful and the perfect side dish to any Mexican meal.
We like to serve the cilantro lime rice with enchiladas, tacos, Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken, Instant Pot Chicken Chile Verde, quesadillas, and more! The rice is a great base for burrito bowls too! You can add your favorite toppings and create a fun meal.
Get out your Instant Pot and make this EASY Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice. And if you don’t have an Instant Pot, you should probably think about getting one. We are really enjoying ours…well, Josh is enjoying it and I am enjoying eating what he makes:)
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons canola vegetable, or grapeseed oil
- 3 tablespoons juice of lime divided
- 2 cups long grain white rice
- Zest of one lime
- 1/2 cup of fresh chopped cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Put the broth, water, oil, 2 tablespoons of lime juice, and rice in the Instant Pot. Lock the lid in place and push the "Rice" button on the Instant Pot. This will cook the rice for 12 minutes. When the Instant Pot beeps, let it sit for 5 more minutes. After the 5 minutes, using a hot pad, quick release the pressure by turning the steam release valve to vent. Let all of the steam out and carefully remove the lid.
- Transfer the rice to a large bowl. Fluff the rice with a fork. Add the remaining tablespoon of lime juice, lime zest, chopped cilantro, and salt. Stir and fluff the rice again with a fork. Serve warm.
- Note-we have the 6 QT Instant Pot.
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Came out way too wet.
I’ve always seen a 1:1 ratio of rice to water for the instant pot. This one seems to have more liquid than that. That’s probably why it came out too wet?
Is beef broth an ok replacement for the recipe?
Can I use my rice cooker if I don’t have an instapot?
Yes!
I loved this, though it did come out a little wet for us. Would it be safe to double this in a 6qt instant pot?
I’ve made this 2 times in the past 3 weeks. I used jasmine rice (not sure if it’s different from long grain) and followed all other recipe directions. The cooking and resting times were perfect. Not sure why others found the rice to be watery. (Altitude?) The consistency of the rice was light and fluffy. My husband loves the cilantro lime flavor combination. Needless to say…this recipe is a keeper. Thank you!
Forgot to rate…oops!
We use this recipe every time we make homemade Chipotle and it always turns out perfectly. Thank you!
Can this be made with brown rice? Would the cook time need to be changed? TIA
I didn’t use the water, and I subbed chicken for veggie broth.
Delicious! Family favorite for sure! Used avocado oil instead and still turned out great. Thank you!
Made this for a taco night and it turned out perfectly!
Yay!
Came out very wet, instant pot rice setting does 10 minutes not 12.
Wanted to love it but it just didn’t come out right. Way to wet
Love this recipe! Since I found it I’ve made it at least a dozen times. Always comes out perfect.
Can I double this? Same cooking time?
It came out way too wet, taste was fantastic though.
Rice came out perfectly. I used chicken stock and added a canned of rinsed black beans with the cilantro and salt.
Perfect Cilantro Lime rice every time! Thank you!
Watery
All other recipes all for same amount of rice and liquid. Should this be 3 cups of rice?
This was very good and quick to make.
Others have commented about the rice being too wet. I reduced the vegetable broth to 1.5 cups and the water to 0.5 cups. I substituted olive oil for canola oil. And instead of using the rice setting on my Instant Pot, I set it to high pressure and 7 minutes (instead of 12) plus a 5 minute quick release. The rice was good, a little gummy but not too much. And very flavorful.
I only used 2 tablespoons of lime. My rice function never cooks rice the way I like so I put it on 9 minutes manual followed my 3 minutes slow release then fully vented. Came out perfect!
Delicious!!! HOWEVER I got the burn food message…. What did I do wrong???
We loved it, except I always cook my rice on high for 3 minutes, turns out perfect every time.(I’ve never touched the rice function). It was tasty with chicken!
I used jasmin rice as well taste is great only mine was sticky not fork fluffy but family loved it
Wish I would have read the comments – mushy, sticky rice.
Delicious. Followed the recipe and they came out perfectly. No leftovers. I wonder if the problem experienced by the other reviewers is the “Rice” setting on the IP?
This is the main way I make rice now if I don’t want plain rice. Occasionally will sub lemon for lime or add parsley in addition to cilantro. Have to adjust ratios of citrus sometimes (usually add more). Sometimes make this in a rice cooker, mostly with success. Also sometimes add chopped grape leaves at the beginning for Mediterranean meals. Thanks for the recipe!