Are you obsessed with Instant Pot recipes? This Instant Pot Spanish Rice recipe is super easy to make and goes well as a side dish with a variety of meals.
Mexican Food is a staple in our household. We eat it multiple times a month and the entire family loves it. Everything from tacos to burritos to enchiladas to tamales – it all has a place on our dinner plates.
Typically, when I made burrito bowls, I just make white rice in my Instant Pot. I decided we needed a more flavorful rice when we make Mexican food, so I came up with this Instant Pot Spanish Rice recipe.
While it tastes best when you saute the green onions and minced garlic first, you can just toss everything in the Instant Pot and cook it if you’re in a hurry. It still turns out great that way.
This Instant Pot Spanish Rice recipe is always a hit on Taco Tuesday, or any night of the week we make homemade Mexican food.
Instant Pot Spanish Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2½ cups water
- 1 cup chopped organic tomatoes
- 1/4 cup packed organic cilantro, plus more for garnish
- ½ small jalapeno or serrano pepper, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 2 teaspoons homemade taco seasoning
- 2 cups long grain white rice
Instructions
- Turn your Instant Pot onto the Saute mode, and heat the pan up, then add the avocado oil to the pan.
- Saute the sliced green onions and minced garlic in the avocado oil in the Instant Pot on Saute mode for about 2 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the Instant Pot and mix well.
- Set your Instant Pot to Multi-grain mode for 10 minutes.
- Use natural pressure release, then fluff the Spanish Rice.
- When you serve the Spanish Rice, garnish with additional chopped cilantro.
If you like this Instant Pot recipe, you’ll love the rest of my Instant Pot Rice Recipes.
