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Instant Pot Spanish Rice is a delicious pressure cooker side dish recipe made with long grain white rice and loaded with Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, corn and flavourful spices.

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Instant Pot Spanish Rice is a simple side dish recipe perfect for serving with a variety of main dishes.

This flavourful rice has a bit of a kick but is not overly spicy.

This Instant Pot rice recipe takes about forty minutes minutes from start to finish and serves six to eight people as a side dish.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this Spanish rice I started setting my Instant Pot to the Saute setting.

Once the display said HOT, I added some olive oil to the pot.

I also added some garlic puree to the pot.

Then I added some diced onions to the pot.

I stirred all of the ingredients together well.

Then I added some long grain white rice to the pot.

I stirred the rice around for a couple minutes until it started to brown slightly.

Then I turned off the Instant Pot and added some chicken broth to the pot.

I scraped the bottom of the pot well to make sure nothing was sticking.

Then I added some salt, chili powder, paprika and cumin to the pot.

I stirred well.

Then I added some Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies and tomato sauce to the pot.

I also added some frozen corn to the pot.

Then I placed the lid on the Instant Pot, turned the steam release handle to the sealing position and set the Instant Pot to Pressure Cook High for 4 minutes.

Once the Instant Pot was done pressure cooking, I left it to natural release for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes I turned the steam release handle to the venting position to release the remaining steam.

I removed the lid from the pot.

I stirred the contents.

Then I added 2 tablespoons of butter to the pot.

I used a fork to fluff the rice.

I garnished the rice with fresh jalapeno slices before serving.

This tasty rice is the perfect side dish for serving with a variety of Mexican dishes including tacos and enchiladas.

I used mild Rotel for this recipe but you could use regular if you prefer a bit more heat.

If you are looking for a delicious pressure cooker rice recipe, then you need to try this Instant Pot Spanish Rice!

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Instant Pot Spanish Rice:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic puree
• ½ cup diced yellow onions
• 2 cups long grain white rice
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• 10.5 oz mild Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, not drained
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 2 tablespoon butter

Optional Garnish

• fresh jalapeno slices

How to Make Instant Pot Spanish Rice:

1. Set Instant Pot to Saute setting.
2. When the display read HOT add the olive oil to the pot.
3. Add the garlic puree and diced onions to the pot.
4. Stir the olive oil, garlic puree and diced onions together well.
5. Add the rice to the pot.
6. Stir the rice around for a couple minutes until it is starting to brown slightly.
7. Turn off the Instant Pot and add the chicken broth to the pot.
8. Stir and scrape the bottom of the pot well to make sure nothing is sticking to the bottom.
9. Add the salt, chili powder, paprika and cumin to the pot and stir again.
10. Add the Rotel and tomato sauce to the pot. Do not stir.
11. Add the frozen corn to the pot. Do not stir.
12. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, turn the steam release handle to the sealing position and set the Instant Pot to Pressure Cook High for 4 minutes.
13. Once the Instant Pot is done pressure cooking leave it to Natural Release for 15 minutes.
14. After 15 minutes turn the steam release handle to the venting position to release the remaining steam.
15. Remove the lid and stir the contents.
16. Add the butter to the pot and fluff the rice with a fork.
17. Garnish with jalapeno slices if desired.
18. Serve and enjoy!

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