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Cilantro Lime Instant Pot Rice

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Dairy Free
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Instant Pot Rice is SO easy! This cilantro lime rice tastes like Chipotle and is only 3 ingredients and ready in 12 minutes – the perfect healthy side dish!

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice - This super easy rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

INSTANT. POT.

You guys.  It’s here. It’s happening.

After hearing THE WHOLE ENTIRE PLANET EARTH talk about the AH-MAYYYY-ZING-NESS of the Instant Pot, I finally caved and got one.

Partially because I was curious. But, if we’re being totally honest with each other (as usual) it’s mostly because I have a SEVERE case of “FOMO.”

“Fear of Missing Out” for all my internet friends that don’t know DA SCOOP.

Everyone on social media is taking pictures of their Instant Pot parties and how it’s basically changed their lives and now EVERY day is filled with sunshine! Rainbows! PUPPY DOGS! Because they have this fancy cooking device.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice - This super easy rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

I’m sure that’s an overexaggerating that my FOMO lenses caused me to see, and it was actually just pictures of dinner that they made in their Instant pot that I was seeing, and not parties! Rainbows! PUPPY DOGS!

But, you know what I mean.

Either way. I now feel like a “cool kid” and not the kid that got picked last for kick ball. Was anyone else that kid right along with me?

Anyway.

Instant. Pot. Cilantro. Lime. Rice. WITH ONLY 3 ingredients.

It’s basically the newest, latest and greatest love of my life in the sense that it tastes like Chipotle came into your house, made you’re their EPIC, majorly-addicting and SOSO crave-able rice, ALL while you were in the comfort of your pajamas……AND IN 12 MINUTES.

Like Whoa.  So obsessed. So in love.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice - This super easy rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

You’re probs like “cilantro lime rice is THE BOMB but, uhhhh, why did you make some 3 ingredient, insanely easy recipe for your first Instant Pot recipe EVER to share with us?”

But, read the question that I know you’re asking AGAIN: 3 ingredients. That is the BEAUTY of the whole thing my rice-loving internet friend.

There are about 42 bazillion things to do with this rice:

  1. Put it in a copycat Chipotle Burrito Bowl
  2. OR maybe a breakfast burrito bowl with sweet potato noodles?
  3. Be a weird human and top it with VRY VRY basil packed, Italian flavored chicken meatballs and eat it for dinner.

I don’t suggest the last one. Liiiike, at all. But, Mr. FFF did it so I figured I should let you know of the existence of that possibility.

I question his taste buds every so often.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice - This super easy rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

The thing I RLY RLY love about adding the tangy, zesty, FRESH (no bottles stuff here mmmkay?) A-F-T-E-R cooking the rice (as opposed to as part of the cooking liquid) is that it gives the wholesome, chewy grains of goodness this extra moist-but-not-clumpy texture.  That has always been my FAV part of Chipotle’s version.

This rice is so perfect, so zesty, so FLAVORFUL and moist that you could actually just eat it on its own.

Have you ever tried to make straight up water + rice and then eat it with NOTHING ELSE? Don’t do it.

Bad life choices.

Good life choices are listed below:

  1. Get an Instant Pot.
  2. Make cilantro lime rice in your Pj’s. Fall in love with Instant Pot.
  3. Make everything forever and ever and ever in it because YES.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice - This super easy rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

The end.

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice - This super easy rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit
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Cilantro Lime Instant Pot Rice

This super easy Instant Pot rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! Dairy Free and Gluten Free.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword dairy free, gluten free, instant pot, Instant Pot side dishes, Mexican rice, pressure cooker side dishes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 People, as a side
Calories 154 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Uncooked white rice (I like Jasmine rice)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1/2 Cup Roughly chopped cilantro, lightly packed
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp FRESH lime juice* (1 Large lime)

Instructions

  1. Place the uncooked rice in a mesh strainer and run under water until the water runs clear, lightly shaking the rice to get out any excess water. Place into the bowl of the instant pot, adding a pinch of salt.

  2. Add in the water and stir to combine. Cover the instant pot, making sure the the lid is locked and the vent is set to sealed! Press the "rice" button and let the Instant pot do it's thing.

  3. Once cooked, allow the instant pot to steam release naturally, opening the lid only when the little button drops down.

  4. Stir in the cilantro, fresh lime juice, and season to taste with salt.

  5. DEVOUR.

Recipe Notes

*Don't use bottled lime juice, it really changes the flavor!

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This is not a sponsored post, but thank you to Instant Pot for sending me product to make this recipe!

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Nutrition Facts
Cilantro Lime Instant Pot Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154
% Daily Value*
Sodium 39mg 2%
Potassium 30mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 33g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 0.4g
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin C 8.3%
Calcium 0.4%
Iron 8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PER SERVING: SMART POINTS: 4  POINTS+: 4. OLD POINTS:3

(Per 1/4 of the rice)

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Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice - This super easy rice tastes like Chipotle's, is only 3 ingredients and is ready in 12 minutes - the perfect healthy side dish! | Foodfaithfitness.com | @FoodFaithFit

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  1. I just made yellow rice in my IP the other day, and then wondered how cilantro lime rice would turn out. Now I have my answer: amazing!!! Totally making this. Glad you joined the Instant Club. 🙂

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  6. YES!!! As soon as I saw this my brain thought “mmmmmmm….chipotle….”

    And what do you know? You start this post off with “This cilantro lime rice tastes like Chipotle”.

    I cannot wait to go home and make this!

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  12. Kick it up a notch by adding a little olive oil, dash of black pepper and at least one diced avocado per cup of rice after it cools slightly.

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  14. Have you try it with brown rice? Do you know if you need to cook it longer?
    I got my instant pot for Christmas and love it already!

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  15. This recipe is so easy and delicious! I’ve made other versions of this before I got an instant pot for Christmas, but I definitely love hoe this recipe turned out better!

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  16. One small note Chipotle uses a mixture of lemon-lime citrus juice for their rice. I should know I make it 5 days a week.

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  17. Just made this!! AMAZING!!!! I was a little nervous about it only having 1 cup of water but it was PERFECT!!! I would suggest doubling the recipe if you are feeding more than two people.

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  21. This was phenomenal! I did add a chopped yellow onion in with the rice and about 1/4 cup extra water (having made rice a few times in my instant pot I have noticed I like it better when it’s a bit “wetter” than with a 1:1 ratio of water to rice) . But everything else was spot on! DELICIOUS!!!
    Now to make some amazing black beans tomorrow to enjoy with the leftovers 😋😋😋
    Thank you!!!

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  22. This recipe is awesome! Thanks for sharing. But when I make it, it comes out really sticky and it sticks to the bottom of my pot. Is that normal? I thought adding some butter or olive oil before I cook it. Anyway, it still great tasting regardless!

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    • It’s normal it have some stick! But it shouldn’t be a ton! You could totally try adding some olive oil – and I am sure it would be even yummier like that! Glad you like the flavor!

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  24. I just made this tonight! Why did a layer of rice burn on the bottom of my pot?? The taste is delicious… but I was disappointed about the burn! Does this happen to anyone else?

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