Instant Pot Mexican Rice

It can be either a side dish for a Mexican-style dinner or a simple lunch to be packed in your lunchbox when you’re in a hurry. Instant Pot will give you fluffy and flavorful rice in a very short time, so that you can also prepare plenty of other recipes to satisfy your cravings for ethnic food!

Instant Pot Mexican Rice

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Mexican Rice, rice

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 13 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1½ cups rice long grain
• 1½ cups water
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup vegetable broth
• 3 tbsp canola oil
• 1 clove garlic mined
• 1 carrot diced
• 1/2 onion diced
• salt to taste

Instructions

• Rinse and drain the rice.
• Pour oil into your Instant Pot and press “Sauté”.
• Add rice and stir for about 4 minutes, until it becomes light golden.
• Add peas, carrots, tomato sauce, garlic and onion and stir.
• Add also water, broth and salt to taste, then lock your Instant Pot and cook at high pressure for 4 minutes.
• Release the pressure naturally. 
• Remove the lid and let your rice rest for a couple of minutes before serving.
• You can use fork gently to fluff the rice.