Cooked Mexican rice inside an instant pot, served with a wooden spoon. This Instant Pot Mexican Rice recipe is my favorite side-dish for any Mexican food we eat! I’ve adapted it to cook perfectly in the Instant Pot! The end result is Mexican rice bowl rice that is so perfect, easy and delicious I may never go back to the stove-top version!
Cooked Mexican rice with peas and carrots, inside an instant pot, served with a wooden spoon. If you’re a follower of TBFS you may already know that I’m a crazy huge fan of Mexican food. My husband and I lived in Puebla, Mexico for a few months when we were first married. I learned to make several authentic recipes while we lived there, but this Authentic Mexican rice is the one I use the very most. I’ve adapted my recipe to make Instant Pot Mexican Rice, and it turns out PERFECT. I love the way the instant pot cooks rice.
You don’t have to worry about mushy or gloopy rice. It’s fluffy and tender, and exactly how rice should be! Mexican rice is made of long-grain white rice, tomato, onion and garlic. In Mexico it is also often cooked with diced peas and carrots.
The chef who taught me to make Mexican rice used Tomato bullion cubes for extra great flavor, and to get that perfect orange color that you’re looking for. They should be easy to find at your local grocery store, in the Mexican food aisle. How to make Mexican Rice in the Instant Pot: Rinse the rice under water until the water runs clear. Turn instant pot to the saute setting. Add oil and rice and stir often, until the rice starts to get slightly golden. Add tomato sauce, minced garlic, onion, tomato boullion and diced carrots.