Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

Instant pot jasmine rice is a wonderful and easy recipe that make the perfect side dish or simple main meal. It’s the easiest way to make jasmine rice. This version has a wonderful texture and flavor. 

What is Jasmine Rice? 

Jasmine rice is grown primarily in Thailand. The name jasmine refers to the color of the rice, not the flavor – the jasmine flower is white like the rice. Or is the rice white like the flower? 

There is a slight nutty scent to jasmine rice when cooked that comes from within the rice. 

It is moist and soft when cooked and has a slight sweet flavor. And, like the rice in a japanese restaurant, it’s slightly sticky, but not clumped. 

So, what’s the difference between plain white rice and jasmine rice? 

There are differences in the texture of the rice, and how long the grains are. And, plain white rice doesn’t have the scent that jasmine rice does. 

You can substitute jasmine rice for white rice in most recipes.

What Do You Eat with Jasmine Rice?

The main dish that goes with jasmine rice are endless, but here are a few of our favorites:

• baked chicken
• sweet and sour chicken
• ginger soy chicken
• flank steak
• ginger beef
• salmon
• fish
• black beans
• broccoli

Tools Needed to Make instant Pot Jasmine Rice

• Instant Pot
• measuring cups
• strainer to rinse the rice

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How to Make Jasmine Rice in the Instant Pot

You know I love to use our Instant pot – it makes busy life manageable! Here are some of our favorite instant pot recipes.

You don’t need a rice cooker when you have an Instant Pot! This jasmine rice recipe spruces up plain rice and give it a punch of flavor that you could eat it as a meal or have it as a side!

You don’t need many ingredients, but using cilantro and lime will give this rice recipe a kick. 

Using the Instant Pot to make jasmine rice is the easiest way to go. Just be sure to put the pot on the correct settings, then you can let it cook away. 

This rice is so flavorful and delicious. I often eat it with baked beans for a nice, light lunch. Other times we’ll make it as a side dish to have with beef or chicken.