How to Make Brown Rice in the Instant Pot

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    6

  • Calories

    229 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    American

How to Make Brown Rice in the Instant Pot

Instant Pot Brown Rice is done in half the time and turns out perfectly. If you haven’t made rice in the Instant Pot you are missing out. So easy and so much quicker than cooking it the traditional way. 

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Ingredients

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  • 2 cups brown rice
  • 2 ½ cups water or broth
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Instructions

  1. Add the rice to the Instant Pot insert and shake the insert just a little so that the rice spreads all across the bottom of the pot (and is not just in a pile in the center).
  2. Add the water the the Instant Pot insert, and shake the insert just a little so that the rice spreads evenly along the bottom of the pot. (Sometimes when you add the water, it'll wash a hole in the rice, so by shaking it the rice will cover the bottom of the pot again.)
  3. Place the insert back into the cooking portion of the Instant Pot, place the lid on, push the valve to "sealing."
  4. Press the "pressure cook" button and set the cook time for 20 minutes. It should be on high pressure. (Sometimes using the rice button will not be the high pressure option, so I don't use the rice button.)
  5. Let the Instant Pot come to pressure and start the cook time.
  6. Once the cook time has gone by, let it rest for 18 minutes at natural pressure release (on mine, it'll starts counting up the minutes since the cook time has ended, so I just wait for it to get to 18).
  7. Once the 18 minute natural pressure release has gone by, you can flip the valve so that any remaining pressure is released.
  8. Remove the lid carefully, fluff with a fork, and serve.

Notes

  • The ratio of rice to water is 1 cup rice to 1 ¼ cup liquid (water or broth) use that to scale this recipe up as needed.
  • You can rinse your rice in a mesh strainer before cooking it, you’ll end up with less sticky rice.
  • This recipe works for long, medium, and short-grain brown rice. This will not work for white or instant rice, it has a much shorter cooking time.
  • Rinse the brown rice under cold water to remove excess starch, which helps prevent stickiness.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1of 6 servings Calories 229kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 0.3g (2%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 3mg (0%) Potassium 170mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Calcium 21mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 229 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1of 6 servings
Calories 229kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 48g 16%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Potassium 170mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Calcium 21mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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