Instant Pot Brown Rice

This Instant Pot brown rice recipe is so easy, and you can vary it by adding spices or seasonings before cooking or nuts and dried fruit afterward.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 106 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• 2 cups brown basmati rice
• 2.5 cups water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water, brown rice, oil, and salt in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot). Close and lock the lid. Select Manual and High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 25 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 2

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Carefully release any remaining pressure using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Fluff rice with a fork or a rice paddle.