Rice Pilaf (Instant Pot)
Ingredients
- 4 cups long grain or basmati rice, brown or white (use the cup that comes with the Instant Pot)
- 4 cups water (same cup) if water not covering rice slightly add another 1/2 cup or so
- 1 small carrot shredded
- 1 half of small zucchini shredded
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 small shallot diced
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 red bell pepper diced small
- 1 tsp poultry seasoning
- 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp salt (Optional, but it does bring the flavors together)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- Dash pepper
- Parsley and chives for garnish
Instructions
- Place instant pot on sauté and sauté onion and shallot for 2 minutes (keeping water nearby in case it starts to stick), add bell pepper and zucchini sauté one more minute and in stir garlic.
- Add rinsed rice, water, nutritional yeast, poultry seasoning, turmeric, salt and pepper, give a good stir and put the Instant Pot on “Rice”, secure lid and point the steam button to sealing.
- Once time is up release the pressure and fluff rice with fork.
- If not eating right away and this is say a “batch” cook, place the rice in a large casserole dish to cool in fridge.
- Garnish with parsley or chives
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