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Instant Pot Brown Rice (Quick and Easy)

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!
Course dinner, lunch, side dishes
Cuisine American
Keyword instant pot brown rice
Cook Time 20 minutes
release of steam 18 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 60kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

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

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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g