Instant Pot Brown Rice (Quick and Easy) is the best recipe to make the perfect rice using high pressure in the pot. You can use long grain, Basmati, or jasmine rice. Pair this dish with vegetables like broccoli or top with butter!
Have you ever made brown rice at home? I am talking about real brown rice....not Minute Rice or something similar. It takes a lot of time.
The Instant Pot will not save ALL of your time, but you will cut out some time because you don't have to boil water to use an Instant Pot. The pressure cooker does all of the work.
This brown rice is perfect for weeknight dinners. Pair it with Instant Pot Black Beans, Instant Pot Barbacoa, Instant Pot Pork Loin, Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken, Instant Pot Gumbo, or Instant Pot Tuscan Garlic Chicken Thighs.
I also love using my Instant Pot for Instant Pot Mediterranean Greek Chicken and Rice.
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How to Make and Cook Brown Rice in the Instant Pot
Before you cook brown rice (or any rice for that matter), always rinse it first. I like to pour the rice into a large strainer.
- Place the strainer over a large bowl and run water over the strainer and rice.
- Shake the strainer to ensure all of the rice gets rinsed. Monitor the color of the water in the bowl. When the water in the bowl is clear, the rice has been well rinsed.
- Add water, rice, and salt to the Instant Pot.
- Pressure cook.
How Long to Cook Brown Rice
My favorite way to cook the brown rice is to cook for 20 minutes on High Pressure with a full natural release of steam, which takes about 18 minutes.
I have also done 15 minutes of cook time on High Pressure with 15 minutes of natural release of steam. The rice was soft, but still firm in some areas. If you like really soft rice, 20 minutes is the optimal cook time.
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How Many Cups of Rice Can You Cook in the Instant Pot
You can add A LOT of rice to the Instant Pot with a 6 quart or 8 quart machine. I usually only cook one cup of dry rice at a time. There is a huge amount of room left in the pot.
You can easily cook up to 10 cups of rice in a 6 quart.
How Do You Instant Release an Instant Pot?
A quick or Instant Release is performed by turning the pressure dial to "Venting" once the Instant Pot has finished pressure cooking. Do not use the Instant Quick Release in this recipe. The rice will need to absorb the steam and water in order to become soft and perfect!
Does Brown Rice Go Bad?
Uncooked brown rice will last in the pantry for 6-8 months.
Cooked brown rice will last in the fridge for 5 days to a week. Store the rice in an airtight container. You can read more about Brown Rice Storage and Can it Go Bad here.
Instant Pot Brown Rice (Quick and Easy)
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain brown rice
- 1 ¼ cup water (or broth for additional flavor)
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Rinse the rice well before cooking. I like to use a large mesh strainer. Place the strainer over a large bowl and run water over the strainer and rice.Shake the strainer to ensure all of the rice gets rinsed. Monitor the color of the water in the bowl. When the water in the bowl is clear, the rice has been well rinsed.
- Add the rinsed rice, water, and salt to the Instant Pot.
- Cook on Manual > High Pressure Cooking for 20 minutes.
- When the pot indicates it has finished, perform a natural release of steam. Wait until the pin drops on the Instant Pot. This takes 18 minutes for me.
- Open the pot and stir the rice and serve.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition Data
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Lily says
This is the BEST rice! works perfectly every time!
staysnatched says
Thank you! So perfect!
Sabrina Boucher says
10/10 Rice is perfect every time. The first time my boyfriend tried it he legit asked "what I did to the rice" because it tasted so good. These simple recipes don't get enough love, so thank you for providing us the basics lol
staysnatched says
ha you're right! Simple recipes need more love.
Jill says
The best way to make brown rice. Comes out perfect every time. I like that I don’t have to stand at the stove to make sure it doesn’t boil over. Again another weekly staple in our house.
staysnatched says
I'm glad to hear it's a staple!
Amanda G. says
I use the instant pot for a ton of things, but not enough for rice-shame on me because this came out perfect without the hassle of cooking it on the stove! We topped it with the meat mixture from your leftover taco bowls.
staysnatched says
Yum! That sounds so good!