Make some of the best Instant Pot Rice and Grains recipes that are both delicious, and work every time with this list! More than 49 how to, main courses, and even rice dessert recipes.
Water to Rice Ratio for Instant Pot Rice
For basmati & Jasmine Rice, 1c water + 1 cup rice. 4 mins HP, 10 mins NPR
1 cup brown rice + 1 cup water: 22 mins HP, 10 mins NPR
1 cup arborio rice + 1.5 cups water: 5 mins HP, 10 mins NPR minutes + more liquid after cooking
1 cup sushi rice , 1.25 cups water, 10 mins HP, 10 mins NPR.
1 cup black rice + 1.5 cups water: 22 mins HP, 10 mins NPR + more liquid after cooking
1 cup red rice + 1 cup water: 22 mins HP, 10 mins NPR
1 cup glutinous rice + 4 cup water: 20 mins HP, 10 mins NPR
1 cup Wild Rice Blend + 1 cup water: 22 mins HP, 10 mins NPR
Want more information on how to make perfect rice in the Instant Pot? Check out my complete guide on Perfect Pressure Cooker Rice !
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Instant Pot Rice and Grains Recipes
Learning how to cook rice in your Instant Pot is more than just knowing the rice to water ratio for each type of rice . Each type of rice cooks differently, like Jasmine rice , Basmati rice , brown rice , etc. I also have some of the best quinoa recipes , farro recipes millet recipes , grits recipes , polenta recipes , and couscous recipes .
Sweet Coconut Rice Recipe | Instant Pot Narali Bhat
How to Make Perfect Instant Pot Rice
If you’ve been scouring the internet for how to cook Perfect Pressure Cooker Rice, you’re in luck. Learn how to make white rice, jasmine rice, black rice, brown rice, and arborio rice in your Instant Pot.
Perfect Instant Pot Brown Rice
This very simple recipe for Instant Pot Brown Rice in your Instant Pot may well make you finally put away your rice cooker, and start using your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker to make perfect rice each time.
How To Make Perfect Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
Get perfect Instant Pot Jasmine Rice every time with this simple and foolproof method. Learn how to make jasmine rice quickly, easily and with less effort than other methods!
How To Make Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice
If you’re looking for the perfect method to make Instant Pot Basmati Rice, you’ve come to the right place. Learn how to make basmati rice quickly, easily and with less effort than other methods!
Instant Pot Barley and Lentil Pilaf
This Barley and Lentil Pilaf is the perfect vegetarian side dish you never knew you needed in your life. It’s savory, crave-worthy and super easy to make in your Instant Pot.
How To Cook Quinoa (Instant Pot, Stovetop & Rice Cooker)
Learn just about every method on How To Cook Quinoa in one convenient place! Plus learn everything you could want to know about quinoa.
Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice
Maybe I should call this not-so-dirty rice since I didn’t use chicken livers. But even with ground beef, this Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice tastes so good, that it is likely to become a family favorite once you make it.
Instant Pot Quinoa Salad With Salmon
This Instant Pot Quinoa Salad With Salmon is a delicious and nutritious meal that’s so very easy to make. Thanks to the Instant Pot, this recipe will be done before you know it!
Instant Pot Mexican Rice Recipe
Make my Mexican Rice Recipe (or Arroz a la Mexicana) in your instant pot or pressure cooker in just one easy step! It’s very easy to make and it taste way better than prepackaged Mexican rice!
Pressure Cooker Rice and Dal
Pressure Cooker Rice and Dal is Indian comfort food made easy. Once you learn how to make rice and dal at the same time in your Instant Pot, putting together a nutritious dinner will be easy as—well as rice and dal!
Jamaican Peas and Rice
Make authentic Jamaican Peas and Rice at home in a flash with your Instant Pot! This recipe follows a nontraditional way to get you traditional taste, so #trusturvashi
Haddock with Spinach and Rice
If you’re looking for a quick and healthy dinner recipe, this haddock recipe has you covered. This Instant Pot seafood recipe is full of everything you need to make a flavorful and balanced meal in just a few minutes time with your Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Ground Beef & Rice Shawarma
This recipe for the Instant Pot Ground Beef and Rice Shawarma is what happens when you come home tired after 4 long days of driving, everyone is hungry, there’s almost nothing in the fridge and you need to cook dinner for 5 people.
Basmati Rice Pilaf
This Basmati Rice Pilaf is a great Indian rice side dish that’s full of flavor! And thanks to your Instant Pot it’s done in under 30 minutes!
Khichadi Rice and Lentils
Make this Khichadi Rice and Lentils recipe in your Instant Pot to create the ultimate Indian comfort food! This recipe is super tasty and vegetarian and vegan friendly!
Nigerian Fried Rice
When you read the word “fried” you immediately think popping, hot oil, and crispy, crunchy food. However, this Nigerian Fried Rice actually isn’t fried at all. In fact, it’s a quick and tasty dinner or side dish idea.
Instant Pot Wild Rice Pilaf
This Instant Pot Vegetarian Wild Rice Pilaf is the perfect savory rice side dish for your next meal. This dish is rich with flavor and is loaded with delightful veggies.
Instant Pot Hapa Rice with Sprouted Brown Rice
A simple and delicious sprouted brown rice recipe made quick in the Instant Pot!
Instant Pot PIP Beans and Rice
Easily make pot-in-pot beans and rice! Less than 30 minutes from when you started, you have rice and beans. How cool is that?
Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice
Use your pressure cooker and make the best Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice recipe you’ve ever had! It’s warm and spicy and makes the perfect comfort food.
Instant Pot Indian Pilau
Make a delicious and authentic Indian Pilau easily and quickly in your Instant Pot! Peas and carrots with rice have never tasted so good!
Instant Pot Pork Chops and Rice with Vegetables
For the days you’re tired and hurried, here’s a 30-minute Instant Pot Pork Chops and Rice and Vegetables recipe that requires almost no effort. Tender pork chops, comforting soft rice, and veggies your kids will actually eat.
Instant Pot Black Beans and Rice
Make lovely cumin-scented, Cuban inspired Instant Pot Black Beans and Rice in a fraction of the time of traditional methods! One of the best black bean recipes you’ll make in your Instant Pot.
Instant Pot One Step Hainanese Chicken Rice
One-step One Pot, Less than 5 ingredients, and you’ve got some pretty authentic tasting Hainanese Chicken Rice from your pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Lebanese Lentils and Rice
Lebanese Lentils and Rice or Mujadara recipe is a one-pot, one-step dish, that uses the Instant Pot to make this classic comfort dish.
Pressure Cooker Maharashtrian Masalé Bhat
Make an authentic Maharashtrian Masalé bhat in your instant pot or pressure cooker. Goda Masala Recipe for a special spice mix included to make your own fresh spices for this rice.
Instant Pot Sabzi Polo | Persian Herbed Rice
Make a perfect Persian Herbed Rice in your pressure cooker. This is a super simple, and very flavorful Instant Pot Sabzi Polo recipe that goes well with just about any meat or vegetable–although traditionally you’d have it with grilled fish.
One Pot Lebanese Hashweh Ground Beef and Rice
Lebanese Hashweh combines ground meat and rice with pine nuts, allspice and other spices to make a wonderful side dish, or a flavorful stuffing for chicken or turkey.
Instant Pot Mexican Ground Beef Casserole With Rice And Beans
This Mexican Ground Beef Casserole With Rice And Beans is a super family-friendly meal that you’re going to love! Make it quickly and easily in your Instant Pot.
Farro Risotto With Butternut Squash
This Farro Risotto With Butternut Squash gives you the savory and sweet flavors of fall in one delightful dish! Make this risotto easily in your Instant Pot with minimal effort!
Instant Pot Cranberry Kasha Pilaf
This vegan Cranberry Kasha Pilaf is a perfectly sweet, tart and delicious dish that makes a great side or main dish, especially around the holidays. It’s quite easy to make in your pressure cooker, and it’s crazy delicious!
Caldo de Pollo
This Caldo de Pollo recipe, or Mexican chicken soup, is a deliciously warming soup that’s bursting with Mexican flavors! It makes a great appetizer course to a Mexican dinner or as a main course.
Instant Pot Chicken Biryani Recipe
Once you make pressure cooker Chicken Biryani, you will never go back to making it any other way. Easy, redolent with mint and spices and very easy, this will be the best biryani your Instant Pot has ever produced!
Instant Pot Kacchi Lamb Dum Biryani
This is an easy recipe where the lamb and rice cook together in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker to give you a one-step, authentic lamb biryani that will rival any you’d had at a restaurant.
Instant Pot Vegetarian Paneer Biryani
Fantastic, and supremely easy Instant Pot Vegetarian Paneer Biryani is an easy, authentic, kid-friendly, vegetarian dinner in under 30 minutes.
Instant Pot Dolma Recipe | Unstuffed Dolma Casserole
If you’ve been looking for an Instant Pot Dolma recipe, this Instant Pot Unstuffed dolma casserole is the one you need. It’s a great way to make dolmas-without actually having to roll up each grape leaf individually.
Kashmiri Yakhni Pulao
Kashmiri Yakhni Pulao is full of delicious spices like garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves and they all come together beautifully in the chicken. The rice is cooked separately in the chicken broth at the end, making it much more flavorful than plain white rice.
Instant Pot Chicken Congee
Simple and easy Instant Pot Chicken Congee is such a comforting dish on a cold day–or really any day at all. A few simple ingredients in your pressure cooker and you have a great recipe that you can personalize and vary to your heart’s content.
Instant Pot Chinese Sticky Rice with Sausage
This pressure cooker recipe for Chinese Sticky Rice with Sausage recreates the classic dim sim Lo Mai Gai in one step, using your Instant Pot.
Pressure Cooker Kheema Pulao
I was fortunate enough to be asked to do a guest post on for a friend, and I choose to make a Pressure Cooker Kheema Pulao that was posted today!
Barley Pilaf With Mushrooms
This Barley Pilaf with Mushrooms is so delectably savory that you’ll wonder why you’ve never made it before! It’s the perfect side dish for most everything!
Instant Pot Arroz Con Pollo
This Pressure Cooker Arroz Con Pollo recipe is a simple chicken and rice dish that is bound to make the whole family happy. It’s a delicious Mexican recipe that’s bursting with flavor and is crazy addictive, so be prepared to make this dish on a regular basis.
Instant Pot Polenta
Stop wasting your time stirring that polenta and use this easy Instant Pot Polenta recipe. Try this one-step pressure cooker polenta for a creamy, delicious side dish!
Instant Pot Tamale Pie
An Instant Pot Tamale Pie recipe that you can make on a weeknight without fuss. It has all of the taste of tamales but done in under an hour. Lower fat, efficient, and fast.
Instant Pot Risotto With Shrimp
Make a perfect Instant Pot Risotto With Shrimp in your Instant Pot in less than 30 minutes from start to finish, with no stirring involved!
Black Rice Pudding
This very simple recipe for Black Rice Pudding may very well make you finally put away your rice cooker and start using your Instant Pot! It’s wonderfully sweet and super simple to make.
Instant Pot Quinoa Pudding
This Quinoa Pudding, or Quinoa Kheer, is an Indian dessert made with quinoa, milk, and sweetened condensed milk for sweetness. This delicious Instant Pot Dessert is only four ingredients with optional add in’s that comes together in less than 15 minutes!
Instant Pot Pakistani Zarda Sweet Rice
One of my favorite international desserts is Pakistani Zarda Sweet Rice. It’s as beautiful as it is delicious. I spent a lot of time trying to simplify this recipe so it was all done in one step. I literally made this pressure cooker Zarda four times before I was happy.
Indian Rice Pudding | Indian Kheer
Kheer is an Indian rice pudding made by boiling rice, milk, sugar and other various tasty ingredients into a delicious pudding. Though it’s typically boiled on a stovetop I’ve opted for the Instant Pot because, you know, convenience.
Instant Pot Cranberry Millet Porridge
Warm your soul with this deliciously spiced Instant Pot Cranberry Millet Porridge. It’s a simple recipe that’s a perfect way to make millet porridge without all the fuss and babysitting for traditional millet porridge recipes.
Arroz Pina Colada
This Arroz Pina Colada is a one-step recipe: cook the rice, add the milks, you’re done. Because you know, I’m either lazy or efficient, I’m never sure which.
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Instant Pot beans and lentils are perfect if you’re looking for quick, easy, and affordable meals. This collection of recipes is guaranteed to cure all of those comfort food cravings in a fraction of the time.
Why Cook Beans And Lentils In YourInstant Pot?
I don’t know about you, but I’m ALWAYS busy. Between my day job, the blog and family obligations, I’m always trying to find ways to get dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes .
Other than it being fast, here are some more reasons you should make Instant Pot beans and lentils.
- Delicious . Cooking under pressure infuses the bean and lentil recipes with even more flavor.
- Hands off . Allows you to multitask while making dinner.
- Easy clean up . Most of these recipes are one pot, dump and cook meals so you have less dishes to do.
- Affordable . Beans are an affordable pantry staple when you’re trying to stretch a budget.
- High in protein . Beans and lentils are nearly as high in protein as meat per serving and perfect for a Vegetarian lifestyle.
Below you’ll find information on how to cook lentils , how to cook beans , lentil recipes , bean recipes , and a plethora of lentil soup recipes .
Instant Pot Beans & Lentils Recipes
Using a pressure cooker is the easiest and fastest way to cook beans and lentils. If you’re looking for fool-proof Instant Pot chickpea recipes , recipes for pinto beans , and tons of other types of beans you’re going to love this collection of recipes! Here you will learn how to cook lentils, how to cook beans , and how to cook chickpeas and then some!
How to Cook Beans in the Instant Pot | Perfect Instant Pot Beans
If you’re looking for how to cook pressure cooker lentils, you’ve come to the right place. Learn all about lentils and how to cook them in the Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Hummus
Instant Pot Hummus is so good, you’re never going to want to make it a different way. Pressure cooking the chickpeas not only changes their texture but cooks them in a fraction of the time that it would take on the stovetop. This is absolutely worth the minimal effort to make it this way.
Instant Pot Barley and Lentil Pilaf
This Barley and Lentil Pilaf is the perfect vegetarian side dish you never knew you needed in your life. It’s savory, crave-worthy and super easy to make in your Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Black Beans And Chorizo Soup
Instant Pot Harira Soup
This Instant Pot Harira Soup is a deliciously authentic Moroccan stew that makes a perfect appetizer or main course. This vegan soup is to die for!
Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili
This Vegetarian Chili Recipe is the perfect dish for a cool Fall or Winter day when you want something warm, comforting and vegan-friendly!
Slow Cooker Chana Masala + Video
Super easy pour and cook Slow Cooker Chana Masala recipe! This recipe is an easy way to get a restaurant-style chana masala at home that is full of flavor!
Tuscan Bean Soup | Tuscan Ribollita
This Tuscan Bean Soup, or Tuscan Ribollita is a delicious traditional Italian soup made using stale bread and cannellini beans you can make right in your Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or on the stove!
Instant Pot Pakistani Haleem
Pakistani Haleem is an amazing comfort food with a nourishing mix of grains, lentils, and meat. I’ve made it simple with the Instant Pot so you don’t have to cook all day, so if you’ve ever wondered how to make haleem in an Instant Pot or Pressure cooker, let me show you a one-step method to make this.
Five Minute Hummus
Make this and tell me how it’s any faster to get this at the store. By the time you walk into the store, put it in your cart, pay for it…I’ll have eaten half the homemade hummus.
Sambar Recipe
This Sambar recipe will show you how to make an authentic Andhra Sambar right in your Instant Pot! Enjoy a delicious traditional Indian soup in no time!
Instant Pot Kenyan Kunde | Black-Eyed Peas with Peanuts
This Instant Pot Kenyan Kunde is a nutritious recipe with black-eyed peas and peanuts that makes a yummy, filling vegan recipe in your pressure cooker. Start with dry beans and have dinner ready in under 30 minutes!
Instant Pot Indian Sookha Kala Chana Black Chick Peas
Instant Pot Kala Chana. Make a classic Indian dish in your pressure cooker to provide a healthy, nutritious, vegan snack or side dish. High fiber, low glycemic index and a great source of vegetarian protein.
Black Bean Soup | Instant Pot Recipe
This Black Bean Soup combines a handful of ingredients for a very tasty and easy dump and cook soup recipe. Make it in your Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker!
Pressure Cooker Black Eyed Peas With Ham
Dump and cook Southern style Pressure Cooker Black Eyed Peas with ham and greens are so fast! A quick way to make a dish that used to take all day!
Pressure Cooker Vegetarian Black Eyed Peas
Healthy, nutritious Indian Lobia or Indian Vegetarian Black Eyed Peas cooks in your Instant Pot or Pressure cooker in less than 10 minutes under pressure.
Jamaican Peas and Rice | Instant Pot Recipe
Make this traditional Jamaican Peas and Rice recipe in your Instant Pot in about 20 minutes using this recipe! Great as a side or vegetarian meal!
Boston Baked Beans Recipe
This Boston Baked Beans Recipe has got to be the easiest way to make baked beans! These beans are delectably sweet and make the perfect side dish!
Instant Pot Black Beans and Rice
Make this easy, Cuban-inspired Instant Pot Black Beans and Rice for a dish that’s bursting with flavor! Simple steps and easy ingredients.
Easy Instant Pot Pinto Beans
This Instant Pot Pinto Beans recipe will quite possibly be the best Mexican-style beans you’ve ever had. It’s super easy to make in your Instant Pot and it tastes so very good!
Pressure Cooker Refried Beans | Never Buy Canned Again!
Make authentic-tasting refried beans in your Instant Pot with this Pressure Cooker Refried Beans recipe! They’re quick to make and absolutely delicious!
Instant Pot Indian Rajma Kidney Beans
Every Punjabi household has their own version of rajma, and nothing says comfort food like this Instant Pot Indian Rajma Kidney Beans. It’s what you cook on a day you’re tired, couldn’t be bothered to cook too much, and are pretty much out of ideas anyway.
Instant Pot Mexican Ground Beef Casserole With Rice And Beans
This Mexican Ground Beef Casserole is a super family-friendly meal that you’re going to love! Make it quickly and easily in your Instant Pot.
Red Lentil Soup
Hearty Vegan Creamy Lentil soup is not just good, it’s also good for you, and very easy to make in your pressure cooker or Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Lentil Soup
This Instant Pot Lentil Soup is always at the top of my must-make-soups list when the weather cools down. It’s a beautiful vegan lentil soup that comes out perfectly in the Instant Pot!
Khichadi Rice and Lentils | Pressure Cooker Recipe
Make this Khichadi Rice and Lentils recipe in your Instant Pot to create the ultimate Indian comfort food! This recipe is super tasty and vegetarian and vegan friendly!
Dal Makhani Creamy Lentils
Make restaurant-style Indian Dal Makhani at home in your pressure cooker. Smooth, creamy, spicy, and hearty plant proteins for great taste, and good health.
Instant Pot Lebanese Lentils and Rice | Pressure Cooker Mujadarra Recipe
Lebanese Lentils and Rice or Mujadara recipe is a one-pot, one-step dish, that uses the Instant Pot to make this classic comfort dish
Instant Pot Moong Dal Soup | Lentils Moong Dal Soup
My Instant Pot Moong Dal Soup is a delicious traditional Indian soup recipe that you’ll absolutely love. This recipe is made super easy with the help of an Instant Pot and makes a delicious lunch or dinner recipe.
Instant Pot Langar Ki Dal | Indian Vegetarian Lentils
If you like dal, you’re going to love this Langar Ki Dal, which is the creamiest, most flavorful way to combine and cook two dals in your Instant pot!
Indian Dal Soup | Instant Pot Blender Recipe
Make a deliciously warming Indian Dal Soup with minimal effort in an Instant Pot Blender! Not to mention it’s gluten free and vegan friendly!
Indian Chana Dal Fry | A Delicious Instant Pot Vegan Dish
Dal Fry dishes are very popular and for a good reason. The combination of the creamy dal, the crisp and caramelized onions, the taste of the ghee and cumin seeds, and the occasional piece of tomato combine very well together, producing a complex range of flavors from a simple dish.
Pressure Cooker Rice and Dal
One pot meal making has to be the best thing ever. This one is fast, vegan, gluten-free, and best of all, yummy. Pressure Cooker Rice and Dal is Indian comfort food made easy. Learn how to make rice and dal at the same time in your Instant Pot.
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup | An Easy Vegetarian Soup Recipe
If you’re looking for a vegetarian soup dish or just a delicious dish in general, you’re sure to enjoy this Vegetarian Tortilla Soup. It’s quick and easy Instant Pot recipe that’s both flavorful and healthy!
Split Pea Soup with Ham | A Simple and Hearty Soup
This Split Pea and Ham Soup is a warm and hearty soup that makes a great simple dinner option! It’s a fantastic dish to make for those times that you have left over ham in the fridge. And best of all, you can make this in your slow cooker or Instant Pot!
Instant Pot Sauerkraut Soup
Use your Instant Pot to make this delicious, low-carb Sauerkraut Soup recipe! It’s an easy dump and cook recipe that cooks in 30 minutes .
Pressure Cooker Indian Moong Dal
This recipe for Pressure Cooker Indian Moong Dal cooks so fast in your pressure cooker or Instant Pot, that it makes this hearty, protein-rich dal easy to make for weeknight dinners.
Chickpea Soup
I love making soup in my Instant Pot, and I am actually a chickpea soup lover. This Vegan Moroccan Chickpea Soup is no exception. It’s a hearty vegan dish, full of flavor and plant protein.
Moroccan Chickpea Soup | Instant Pot Recipe
I love making soup in my Instant Pot, and I am actually a chickpea soup lover. This Vegan Moroccan Chickpea Soup is no exception. It’s a hearty vegan dish, full of flavor and plant protein.
Instant Pot Vegan Indian Chickpea Salad | Chana Salad
Chana Salad or Chickpea Salad is made in no-cook vegan salad made in 30 minutes and is combined with freshly chopped vegetables for a delightful bite.
Instant Pot Chana Masala | Indian Chickpeas
If you’re looking for a delicious homestyle Chana Masla made easy in your Instant Pot, this is the recipe you’ve been waiting for!
Simple Lentil Soup Recipe
Make this delicious and authentic tasting Simple Lentil Soup Recipe with just a few basic ingredients. It’s quick and easy to make in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker.
Need More Suggestions For Cooking Instant Pot Beans and Lentils?
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Want More Instant Pot Recipes?
- Instant Pot Butter Chicken is an easy 30-minute dinner and you can make rice on top of it, as the video shows.
- Pressure Cooker Rice and Dal is a great vegetarian rice dinner.
- This Lebanese Lentil and Rice dish is another great Vegetarian Instant Pot recipe .
- Instant Pot Indian Khichadi is comfort food in a bowl!
- Instant Pot Risotto with Shrimp is another one-pot comfort meal.
- Buffalo chicken casserole for the days you want low carb recipes
- You might also like low carb Chicken Biryani that uses riced cauliflower.
- Chicken and Mushrooms are a great combo.
- My kids love Instant Pot Pork Chops with Rice and Vegetables
- Zucchini Lasagna - You won’t even miss the pasta.
- Haluski Recipe - A wonderful cabbage and noodles recipe.
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