Wheat Free Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice
Bright, zesty, and impossibly fluffy, 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 all the heavy lifting, delivering perfectly cooked long-grain white rice in just a few minutes with almost zero hands-on effort. A generous drizzle of fresh lime juice, a hit of lime zest, and a handful of roughly chopped cilantro folded in at the end give it that vibrant, restaurant-quality finish you'd expect from your favorite burrito bowl spot. Because the ingredient list is built entirely from whole, naturally grain-safe staples — rice, butter, fresh citrus, and herbs — there's no need to scrutinize labels or worry about hidden wheat-containing additives sneaking in. It pairs beautifully with grilled proteins, black beans, roasted vegetables, or honestly just eaten straight from the pot with a spoon. The rinsing step is a small but important move that keeps the texture light and separate rather than sticky or gummy. Once you make rice this way, it's genuinely hard to go back to the stovetop.
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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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