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Instant Pot Wild Rice Recipe

Wild rice is delicious but cooking it on the stove can take forever! Use your Instant Pot to cut down on your wild rice cook time. You're going to love how easy this is!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine north american
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Natural Release 10 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 116kcal
Author Alexandria Drzazgowski

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup uncooked wild rice
  • 1 ¼ cups water

Instructions

  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil in the bottom of the pressure cooker. Add 1 cup wild rice, then 1 ¼ cup water.
  • Put the lid on the pressure cooker and seal the pressure valve. Cook on HIGH pressure for 30 minutes.
  • Once the timer has reached 0, allow for a 10 minute natural pressure release. When the 10 minutes is up, use a Quick Release to release any remaining pressure.

Notes

Recipe copyright The Foreign Fork. For educational or personal use only. Recipe was made using an 8 quart pot.
  • Wild Rice: Use dry, uncooked wild rice. Use only pure wild rice with this method. Rice blends that include wild rice may cook at a different pressure level/time. 
  • Olive Oil: This is to keep the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot. It is purely precautionary and can be omitted if desired. 
  • Water: Any temperature is fine. You can also use broth to add some extra flavor.
  • For an even more flavorful dish, you can cook your rice in chicken broth or beef broth instead of water. This will give a delicious umami flavor to your grain! Use the same amount of liquid and cook time as in the recipe. 
  • I love Instant Pot Wild Rice best served with a pat of butter and some salt. 
  • Make sure to rinse your rice before cooking! 
  • Please note, this recipe will work in any pressure cooker. I also have a Zavor LUX Pressure Cooker, and it works in that brand as well. 
  • If your rice is not done when you open the lid, simply put the lid back on, seal, and cook for another 2-3 minutes, depending on desired texture. 
  • You can also add more water if desired. It will not change how the rice cooks, just drain out the water when the rice has finished cooking. 
  • This recipe was edited on 2/22/2022 to provide a better method for cooking rice in the Instant Pot. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg