Oats Free Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Bright, herby, and just a little tangy, this Instant Pot cilantro lime rice is the kind of side dish that quietly steals the show at the dinner table. The pressure cooker does the heavy lifting, delivering perfectly fluffy long-grain white rice in just a few minutes of cook time — no babysitting a pot on the stove required. A generous squeeze of fresh lime juice, a hit of zest, and a handful of roughly chopped cilantro get folded in at the end, so the flavors stay vibrant and fresh rather than cooked down and muted. Unsalted butter adds just enough richness to round everything out without weighing it down. For anyone navigating grain sensitivities around oats, this recipe is naturally in the clear — every single ingredient here is straightforward and easy to verify. It pairs beautifully with grilled proteins, black beans, roasted vegetables, or anything that could use a citrusy, fragrant base. Once you make rice this way, it's genuinely hard to go back to the stovetop method.
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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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