Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
An easy and budget-friendly side dish, this Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice is the perfect addition to your dinner. Made with only 3 ingredients and ready in under 15 minutes, you’ll take your taco Tuesday up a notch with this cilantro lime rice recipe.
Total cost for Cilantro Lime Rice is $2.24 and makes 8 servings
The perfect addition to taco night
We all love a good taco night with classic tacos in a corn shell with a little hot sauce on top. Now let’s bring those tacos up a notch and add Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice! Cilantro lime rice tastes oh, so good in a classic taco. A couple of taco recipes this rice goes great with are:
Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos
Tacos aren’t the only dish this gluten-free rice side dish can be used with
Cilantro Lime Rice is one of those side dishes that can be added to a variety of main entrees and it tastes just so good with so many different dinners. Besides tacos, we love serving this cilantro lime rice with buffalo chicken. The spicy buffalo sauce mixed with the rice makes for an amazingly delicious well-balanced meal. It’s such an easy side dish to toss together, it’s ready in under 15 minutes! Try a few of these main dishes to pair with this rice and see for yourself how well they go together.
Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Shredded Chicken
Creamy Salsa Instant Pot Chicken
Shrimp and Scallop Sheet Pan Fajitas
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Ingredients:
Jasmine rice – this one is our family favorite and it’s budget-friendly. But feel free to use what you have on hand. Brown rice will take longer to cook.
Limes – fresh limes are best
Cilantro – fresh cilantro chopped and sprinkled on top of the rice gives the best flavor
Water –
How to make it
In the Instant Pot add the jasmine rice, water, and juice from 1 lime. Stir together. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the valve to ‘seal’. Press ‘Rice’ and manually adjust the time to 12 minutes. Let cook. Once it’s done cooking, turn the valve to release the pressure (caution, this will be very hot), then remove the lid, and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Serve immediately.
How to make it
In the Instant Pot add the jasmine rice, water, and juice from 1 lime. Stir together. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the valve to ‘seal’. Press ‘Rice’ and manually adjust the time to 12 minutes. Let cook. Once it’s done cooking, turn the valve to release the pressure (caution, this will be very hot), then remove the lid, and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Serve immediately.
How to keep the rice
Any leftover rice should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. To reheat the rice, place in a saucepan with a small amount of water, and heat over medium-low heat until hot. Or place in a microwave-safe dish and heat for 30-45 second burst, stirring between time until it has reached the temperature you want.
Cost breakdown for this side dish
Here’s the cost breakdown for this Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice. This is such a budget-friendly dish that we find ourselves serving it almost weekly!
Jasmine Rice – Member’s Mark at Sam’s Club: $0.03/ounce dry rice Total: $0.55
Fresh Cilantro – Aldi: $0.69 for one bunch Total: $0.69
Limes – Aldi: average $0.50/per lime Total: $1.00
Total cost for Cilantro Lime Rice is $2.24 and makes 8 servings
- 1 1/2 cups jasmine rice
- 2 limes
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 cups water
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In the Instant Pot add the jasmine rice, water, and juice from 1 lime. Stir together. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the valve to 'seal'. Press 'Rice' and manually adjust the time to 12 minutes.
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Let cook. Once it's done cooking, turn the valve to release the pressure (caution, this will be very hot), then remove the lid, and sprinkle fresh juice from 1 lime and with fresh cilantro. Serve immediately.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
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