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Easy Instant Pot Spanish Rice
The Instant Pot offers a shortcut to your favorite restaurant rice! Easy Instant Pot Spanish Rice cooks up quickly with just a few ingredients - Basmati rice, cooking stock, tomato sauce, and a few seasonings.
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 -6 (3 cups, cooked)
Calories: 193 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican-American Fusion
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- ½ teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 cup stock (chicken, vegetable, beef) (or 1 ¼ cup if you’d like softer rice)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika (I used Hot Hungarian paprika)
- ½ teaspoon salt (optional, to taste)
- Parsley or cilantro, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Rinse rice under cold running water in a fine mesh strainer for 30-45 seconds. Shake the strainer vigorously to remove excess water.
- Press the Saute button on normal on your Instant Pot and set it for 4 minutes. Add ½ tablespoon of extra virgin oil to your Instant Pot. Once it’s heated up, add the Basmati rice. Stir the rice continuously, until lightly toasted and the time is up.
- Add the tomato sauce and stir until well combined.
- Add 1 - 1 ¼ cups of (beef/chicken/vegetable) stock to the Instant Pot, along with ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon paprika, and ½ teaspoon salt. Stir to ensure the rice is submerged; this will ensure even cooking.
- Put the lid on your Instant Pot, making sure the pressure release valve is sealed.
- Select Pressure Cook on High and set for 4 minutes. The pressure cooker will take around 7 minutes to pressurize before it begins cooking the rice.
- Once the rice has cooked for 4 minutes, let the Instant Pot naturally pressure release for 10 minutes. Set a timer on your phone so you don’t forget!
- At the 10-minute mark, open the pressure release valve and remove the lid. There should be very little pressure left to release. Turn off the Instant Pot.
- Fluff the rice up with a fork and dig in!
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Notes
- Yield: 1 cup of dry Basmati rice yields 3 cups of cooked Basmati rice.
- Yield: 1 cup of dry Basmati rice yields 3 cups of cooked Basmati rice.
Nutrition Information
Calories
193kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.5g
Sodium
797mg
(33%)
Potassium
234mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
494IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4-6 (3 cups, cooked)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 193
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 193kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Sodium | 797mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 234mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 494IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.