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This easy Instant Pot Jasmine Rice recipe turns out perfectly fluffy and tender every time! Perfect with all of your Asian recipes or just as a simple side dish.
Making jasmine rice in the Instant Pot is a quick and easy way to get rice on the table!
Jasmine Rice in the Instant Pot Couldn’t Be Easier!
We use our Instant Pot fairly often, but the truth is that we use it most for boiling eggs (the 5-5-5 method is amazing!) or for making rice.
We don’t have a rice cooker and I find that cooking rice on the stove can be a little intimidating for many people. Enter the Instant Pot!
We serve this Instant Pot Jasmine Rice with our air fryer tofu, roasted vegetables, and some Asian cucumber salad pretty regularly for dinner. It’s been on the weekly rotation for months now, honestly. I like to drizzle the rice, veggies, and tofu with our Korean BBQ sauce.
See below for more on jasmine rice and if you love easy rice recipes as much as we do check out our easy Mexican rice, Greek rice, or cilantro lime rice recipes!
What is Jasmine Rice?
It is a variety of long-grained rice that is fragrant with a pleasant, mild scent and a fluffy texture. It’s often used in Asian cooking. The scent is subtle and not overpowering. Jasmine rice is also generally stickier than most American varieties of long grain rice.
♥ What We Love About This Recipe:
- Simple – We love how quick and easy the Instant Pot makes dinner and it doesn’t get much simpler than rice. It’s a versatile side dish that you can serve with just about anything and it’s ready in no time!
- Consistency – The Instant Pot will yield consistent results with perfectly cooked rice!
- Versatile: Whether you’re making a batch to top with butter and serve with our baked cream of mushroom chicken or you’re whipping up some rice to use in our bacon fried rice, this recipe is perfect.
Ingredient Notes:
Jasmine Rice – You can use any brand that you like. Jasmine rice can be found in most grocery stores in the rice section or sometimes with Asian foods.
Water – We’re using water as the liquid to prepare a basic jasmine rice, but you can use something more flavorful instead if you like. Chicken or veggie broth are great substitutes for the liquid!
Olive Oil or Butter – This will help prevent the rice from getting too sticky and clumping together.
Salt – Just a bit for flavor!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
My Favorite Instant Pot!
I absolutely love my Instant Pot! It’s great for cooking perfect jasmine rice, shredded chicken, and so much more!
Step by Step Instructions:
Rinse the rice with a fine mesh strainer under cool running water, swirling the rice around a bit with your fingers, until the water runs a bit more clear.
Add the rice to the Instant Pot along with the water, oil or butter, and salt.
Cover, set the vent to sealing, and pressure cook on high for 3 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then quick release any remaining. Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.
Serving Suggestions:
There’s an endless number of ways you can serve rice! This jasmine rice is especially popular in Asian inspired recipes but you can serve it as a simple side or in place of a different variety of rice you would use in any other dish.
This easy pork stir fry is a good choice for serving over a bed of jasmine rice. And rice makes a nice, light side dish to serve up with seafood. Try it with this creamy lemon garlic salmon!
We love stuffed peppers and and this jasmine rice is perfect for stuffing! Try it with these easy air fryer stuffed peppers.
Rice is great for soaking up flavors and it goes well with most sauces or gravies. Our crockpot beef tips and gravy is just the sort of thing to serve over a bed of rice!
Helpful Tip!
Storage & Freezing:
According to the USDA, you can store leftover rice in the fridge in an airtight container for about 3-4 days. Let it cool completely before storing. It can be reheated in the microwave or on the stove. You may need to add a little water if it has dried out.
To freeze the rice let it cool completely before storing in a freezer safe bag or container for up to 6 months. Let it thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating in the microwave or on the stovetop.
Leftover Hack!
If you can’t find a use for leftover rice you aren’t trying! It’s so versatile and can be used in lots of dishes. If you love fried rice as much as we do day old rice that’s had some time to dry in the fridge works best! Try using this Instant Pot jasmine rice in my spam fried rice recipe!
Recipe FAQs:
Yes! It’s important to rinse it first to remove excess starch. This will help prevent the jasmine rice from becoming too sticky and clumping together.
It only takes 3 minutes on high and then 10 minutes letting the pressure release naturally before the rice is perfectly cooked and ready to serve!
More Easy Instant Pot Recipes!
- Instant Pot Potato Salad
- Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
- Instant Pot Chicken Tacos
- Instant Pot Crack Chicken
- Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups jasmine rice
- 2 cups water see notes
- 2 teaspoons olive oil or butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add the rice to a fine mesh strainer and rinse under cool running water until the water runs clear.
- Add the rinsed rice to the Instant Pot along with the water, oil or butter, and salt.
- Cover with the lid, set the vent to sealing, and pressure cook on high for 3 minutes. Let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes and then quick release any remaining pressure.
- Fluff the rice with a fork before serving.
Elena says
simple and reliable recipe, we’ve made it twice already! love it 🙂