If you have never made rice in your instant pot you are missing out! It takes just 10 minutes to make perfectly cooked rice to go alongside your lunch or dinner. When you need dinner on the table fast, this Instant Pot Long Grain White Rice is for you!
Scroll to the bottom of the page for a comprehensive guide on how to cook all kinds of rice in the Instant Pot!
Have you ever had one of those nights where you need dinner on the table and you need it FAST? We’re talking 15 minutes or less or your household is going to lose it. Or maybe you’ve got time but would rather spend it snuggling up to a good movie than babysitting dinner?
That’s why I love my Instant Pot. It makes cooking so easy and so fast and you can use it for full meals, like Spicy Rigatoni with Sausage and Cream Sauce, or sides like Instant Pot Creamed Peas. Or in this case you can use it for a classic meal staple like Instant Pot Long Grain White Rice.
This rice cooks perfectly every time and is ready to go in just 10 minutes. Use it as a companion to Japanese Curry or as a simple side with Garlic Parmesan Chicken Skewers. Long grain white rice is an excellent choice to make any meal more filling and satisfying.
Why Make This Recipe
- Convenient Prep: It’s so easy to pour the rice and water into the Instant Pot and let it do all the work for you. Just set your settings and come back to fully-cooked rice 10 minutes later.
- Fill Out Your Meal: Long grain white rice is a classic side dish that pairs perfectly with casseroles, curry or just barbequed meats. It is a staple in many cultures and helps make any meal more filling
- Perfect Every Time: No more waiting for water to boil, making sure it doesn’t boil over and risking burning your rice. The Instant Pot cooks rice perfectly every time.
Ingredients to Make Instant Pot Long Grain White Rice
Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.
- Uncooked long grain white rice: Rinse until the water runs clear. Different types of rice will cook slightly differently but you can still use the instant pot for other types of rice as well. Check out how to make Brown Rice in the Instant Pot.
- Olive oil: You could also use canola, avocado, vegetable oil or butter. It’s a small amount that helps keep the rice from sticking to your pot. You could also skip if you prefer.
- Water
Recipe Variations
Plain white rice is fairly bland which makes it versatile for a lot of different recipes. If you prefer a little more spice or flavor you can definitely add that in during the cooking process.
You can swap out the water for chicken stock for a deeper flavor or add in some turmeric, parsley, butter or garlic.
Tools
- Instant Pot
How to Make This Recipe
Step 1: Drizzle the olive oil at the bottom of the pressure cooker.
Step 2: Add the rice
Step 3: Add the water.
Step 4: Cook for 10 minutes on low. Serve and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Be careful with your measurements. It’s easy to get in a rush and add too much or too little water but this can have a big impact on how your rice turns out. For the best results, make sure you use a ratio of 1:1.25, meaning for every 1 cup of rice you use 1.25 cups of liquid.
- This recipe should work with any pressure cooker. I’ve tried different brands and it still turns out perfect every time!
- Try using broth to cook your rice as well. The rice comes out the same texture, but it has some extra depth of flavor! Use the same liquid amounts as in the instructions.
- Always fluff your rice before serving to keep it from getting mushy
Common Mistakes when Cooking Long Grain White Rice
Below are the most common problems that people run into when cooking white rice and how to fix them:
- Burnt Rice/Rice That is Too Hard: You didn’t add enough water. If you’re using a pressure cooker (and this method) it could also mean that you cooked your rice on HIGH instead of LOW
- Watery Rice: Your rice is undercooked. If you put the lid back on and cook for an additional minute or two, this could correct the problem.
- Mushy Rice: You added too much water to your pressure cooker! Try reducing it slightly next time.
How to Keep Rice From Sticking to the Pot?
Rice is naturally sticky but it shouldn’t be difficult to clean your instant pot. There are a few things you can try to keep your rice from sticking.
- Don’t skip the oil: I don’t usually use oil when I cook rice on the stovetop but using a little bit in the instant pot makes a huge difference for easy cleanup later.
- Rinse the rice: Make sure you rinse off any excess starch from the rice before adding it to your instant pot
- Toast the rice: This tip takes a little extra time but if you really hate sticky rice, it’s worth it. Add your oil or butter to your instant pot first, set to saute and then add your rice. Let it toast for just a few minutes before adding your water. This gives the oil time to coat your rice to keep it from getting sticky.
- Check your settings: Rice will continue to cook and fall apart if it is kept warm so make sure you turn off the KEEP WARM button from your pressure cooker to avoid this.
What is the Cooking Time for Other Kinds of Rice?
| Type of Rice | Pressure Setting | Grain : Water Ratio | Cook Time |
| Long Grain White Rice | Low Pressure | 1:1.25 | 10 minutes |
| Short Grain White Rice | Low Pressure | 1:1.5 | 8-9 minutes |
| Brown Rice | High Pressure | 1:1.25 | 20 minutes |
| Basmati | Low Pressure | 1:1.5 | 7 minutes |
| Arborio | High Pressure | 1:3 | 7 minutes |
| Jasmine | Low Pressure | 1:1 | 8 minutes |
| Sushi Rice | Low Pressure | 1:1.5 | 9 minutes |
| Wild Rice | High Pressure | 1:3 | 25-30 minutes |
For each of these, perform a Quick Release at the end of the cooking time. I also have some articles on how to make Brown Rice in the Instant Pot and Wild Rice in the Instant Pot.
Recipe FAQs
This is a hot debate so it may be worth a little trial and error to see what you prefer. I have seen some people say a 1:1 ratio of rice and liquid is just fine in an instant pot because the liquid does not evaporate as much as it does with a classic stovetop method.
I’ve tried a few different ratios and my favorite is 1:1.25. I created a table with ratios for different types of rice below!
You can easily double or triple this recipe. Just keep the same ratio of liquid and rice. Keep in mind that rice doubles in size as it cooks, so be sure your Instant Pot has the space for your cooked rice!
You can store cooked rice in the refrigerator for up to seven days. Keep it in an airtight container to keep it from drying out.
You can also freeze rice for up to three months and thaw as needed. It’s easy to thaw the rice and have it for dinner later on if you’d like. You can even prep your Instant Pot Long Grain White Rice in bulk, and then separate it into frozen meal prep for an easier time later on.
You can absolutely use the RICE button on your Instant Pot to cook long grain white rice. It’s made for that! What it is not made for is ALL the different types of rice, like wild rice, arborio, or sushi rice, for example. If you are making a more unique type of rice I recommend using manual settings and the table above.
Oh boy, do I have ideas for you! There are so many awesome dishes that you can make with your White Rice in the Instant Pot, including Silpancho, Rice Pudding, Gallo Pinto, and Beef Rendang.
If you want more ideas for recipes to cook with your Long Grain White Rice in the Instant Pot, browse my website. If you type “rice” in the top search bar, there will be plenty of ideas for dishes that you can make with your newfound rice cooking method!
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Instant Pot Long Grain White Rice
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain white rice, uncooked
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Place the 1 cup rice in a fine mesh strainer and rinse thoroughly for 2+ minutes until all of the water runs clear.
- Drizzle the 1 tbsp olive oil at the bottom of the pressure cooker. Add the rice, then 1 ¼ cups water.
- Use the pressure cooker’s rice setting buttons to pressure cook for 10 minutes on low. If the rice setting on your pressure cooker does not allow for this setting, you may need to manually choose it.
- Do a quick release immediately. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Uncooked Long Grain White Rice: Rinse until the water runs clear. Different types of rice will cook slightly differently but you can still use the instant pot for other types of rice as well. Check out the table above.
- Olive oil: You could also use canola, avocado, vegetable oil or butter. It’s a small amount that helps keep the rice from sticking to your pot. You could also skip if you prefer.
- Be careful with your measurements. It’s easy to get in a rush and add too much or too little water but this can have a big impact on how your rice turns out. For the best results, make sure you use a ratio of 1:1.25, meaning for every 1 cup of rice you use 1.25 cups of liquid.
- This recipe should work with any pressure cooker. I’ve tried different brands and it still turns out perfect every time!
- Try using broth to cook your rice as well. The rice comes out the same texture, but it has some extra depth of flavor! Use the same liquid amounts as in the instructions.
- Always fluff your rice before serving to keep it from getting mushy
Nutrition
J says
Nice overview. The specific type of rice will affect water required, one I use gets best results with rice:water ratio of 1:1.6.
However – what you call the rice types & timings “graph” is actually a table. A very useful table, but a table nonetheless and not a graph.
Mandy says
If adding chicken and veg to the rice is the cooking tolone the same
Alexandria Drzazgowski says
Hi Mandy, it depends on how large your chicken pieces are/what kind of vegetables etc. I have this recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Fried Rice. These instructions are specific to making sure the recipe turns out well, so feel free to try this! https://foreignfork.com/instant-pot-chicken-fried-rice/
Linda says
The rice turned out perfect! Only change I made was wash the rice first 🙂
Betty says
I have an 8qt IP, I’m cooking 2 cups of rice, and put in 4 cups of water. Will this cook just like when cooking on the stove??
The Foreign Fork says
Hi Betty. No, the steps to cooking in the Instant Pot are different. Make sure to follow the instructions in the article and read the article for best practices and adaptations.
Diane says
First time cooking rice in our Instapot and it came out perfect! Thank you!
The Foreign Fork says
So glad it worked Diane! Thank you for the review 🙂
Brian says
Worked great! Thanks for the info. I tried on high before I saw this and didn’t do a quick release. It came out pretty bad but on low and quick release is the key.
The Foreign Fork says
Thank you Brian, I am so glad it worked out for you! Thank you for letting me know 🙂
Bridget says
Followed the instructions for long grain rice to the tee. It was uncooked rice soup when I opened it.
The Foreign Fork says
Hi Bridget, it sounds like you may have accidentally doubled the water or perhaps not cooked the rice for long enough. Sorry that you had trouble!
Brian says
On my Lux model, when you say “Low” versus “High”, ordinarily, I do not get to control that. I’ve tried 4m and it was still a little “crisp” and there was a little bit of water still remaining. Not a lot, though.
I’m trying to perfect this. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
The Foreign Fork says
Hi Brian,
Unfortunately I do not have the Lux so I don’t have too much expertise to offer you there. If your only option is High, I would just keep experimenting with the timing on it until your rice is perfect! It sounds like adding an extra minute or 2 should do the trick.
Candy says
Came out perfect!
The Foreign Fork says
So glad you liked it Candy! Thanks for the review 🙂
Alice says
Hey there, if I were to increase the quantity of rice in my 8qt pot, do I need to change the length of cooking time?
The Foreign Fork says
No, the cook time will stay the same!
Peter says
Just made rice in my Instant Pot following this recipe. Excellent! Thank you for sharing.