This fluffy and zesty Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Brown Rice is bursting with fresh flavor. The perfect side dish for tacos, grilled meats, or your favorite burrito bowls. Made effortlessly in the pressure cooker, it’s a quick, wholesome upgrade from plain rice.
Rice can arguably be one of the best side dishes there is, especially due to its versatility and easy to love flavor. As someone who grew up eating rice, I couldn’t imagine it otherwise but when you replace your beloved white rice for the healthier brown rice, you might want to consider cooking it in an Instant Pot.
Brown rice can take a long time to cook which can be frustrating especially if you don’t have a lot of time. This said, if you don’t have an Instant Pot (which by the way, I highly recommend) you can still cook a bunch of brown rice on the stove and use it as a meal prep like this Brown Rice Shrimp meal prep, or freeze individual portions of it in mini containers like the ones I use.
Brown rice is not something you want to cook everyday so be sure to make enough for the week.
This Instant Pot Cilantro Brown Rice recipe is super easy to make and has a nice flavor without it being overpowering. If you find brown rice to be sort of tasteless, this recipe will probably excite your taste buds a little more.
Ingredients to make cilantro lime brown rice
- basmati brown rice
- olive oil
- sea salt
- cilantro
- lime
Feel free to add other spices and seasonings such as garlic and onion powder for additional flavor.
I also must have mentioned that I used this super awesome guide to find the perfect cooking time for my IP cilantro lime brown rice, and all the other rice types you can possibly think of!
Other delicious rice recipes you need to try;
- Carrot Brown Rice – this is the rice we cook the most. Made by sautéing the onions, garlic and shredded carrots, then the rice is cooked slowly until nice and fluffy.
- Mushroom Wild Rice – made with hearty portobello mushrooms, sautéed with garlic and onions. This rice has an earthy and hearty flavor.
- Garlic Fried Rice with Swiss Chard – this Filipino-inspired fried rice features Swiss chard, garlic and chili oil for a comforting and savory meal.
- Mexican Rice Recipe – is all about the authentic Mexican flavors. You’ll love it!
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Brown Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups basmati brown rice
- 1 1/2 cups filtered water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 3/4 cup fresh cilantro minced
- 1 whole fresh lime, juice
Instructions
- Add brown rice, water and oil to the instant pot and season with sea salt.
- Cover and turn venting knob to lock position. Cook on high pressure for 22 minutes and allow all pressure to release naturally
- Open the pot and add in fresh cilantro and juice from one lime. Stir to combine. Serve
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Silvia, I’m looking for a rice recipe to go well with my shrimp scampi I’m trying this week with my daughter’s family for their birthday meals. Wondering which rice recipe you’d suggest.
Hi Shery! with shrimp scampi I usually like to make plain white rice/ or brown rice. I don’t have a recipe for plain white rice but it’s usually 1 1/2 cups of water per 1 cup of rice. I don’t rinse my rice. I add the rice to boiling water, then turn on low. Season with salt, a tbsp butter, garlic and onion powder. Cover and cook on low until all the water has been absorbed. Hope this helps!
Before I saw your response I bought Basmati rice. Using your cilantro lime recipe. I figure lemon shrimp and lime rice will be yummy together.
oh I agree!! how did it come out Shery? thanks for trying my recipe btw
Would I cook the Basmati rice the same length of time?