Gut Friendly Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Bright, citrusy, and impossibly fluffy, this Instant Pot rice is the kind of side dish that quietly steals the show at the dinner table. Rinsing the rice before cooking is a small but meaningful step — it removes excess surface starch, which helps keep each grain light and separate rather than gummy or heavy on the stomach. The short pressure cook time followed by a natural release does the rest of the work, producing a perfectly tender texture without any babysitting. Fresh lime juice, lime zest, and roughly chopped cilantro are folded in after cooking, so their bright flavors stay vivid and clean rather than muted by heat. The ingredient list is refreshingly simple — just rice, water, butter, salt, and those fresh finishing touches — which means nothing hidden, nothing processed, and nothing that's going to leave you second-guessing your meal. It pairs beautifully with grilled proteins, roasted vegetables, or really anything that could use a pop of freshness alongside it.
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4 servings
- 1 ½ cups long-grain white rice
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp lime zest
Instructions
- 1
Place the rice in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse under cold running water, stirring with your hand, until the water runs mostly clear, about 30 seconds.
- 2
Add the rinsed rice, water, butter, and salt to the Instant Pot insert and stir briefly to combine.
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