Description
Arroz verde, Mexican green rice, makes a healthy and delicious side or filling for your favorite Mexican dishes. You will definitely want to make this easy dish for your next taco Tuesday. Loaded with fresh flavors from crisp cilantro, zesty hot peppers, and bright lime juice and packed with wholesome spinach, this rice is one everyone is sure to love!
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 1 cup tightly packed fresh cilantro sprigs
- 1 cup tightly packed fresh stemmed spinach leaves (about 1-1/2 oz.)
- 2 Poblano peppers
- 2 Jalapeno peppers ( increase or decrease according to your spice tolerance ))
- 1-1/2 cups homemade or low-salt vegetable broth or water
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1-1/2 cups long-grain rice
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 clove garlic, minced
Instructions
- First, rinse and drain the rice 3 times or until the water runs clear. This helps to remove debris and starch.
Make the Puree.
- Stem and remove seeds from the poblano peppers and jalapeno.
- Add the poblanos, jalapeno, onion, garlic, cilantro, spinach, and salt to taste to a food processor. Process until smooth. Set Aside.
- Set the Instant Pot on Sauté and add the oil. when HOT add the rice.
- Saute the rice in the oil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes, until it starts
to change the color slightly. - Add the broth or water, salt, and green puree to the Instant Pot. Stir to
mix, then turn the pressure cooker off. - Place the lid on the Instant Pot and set it to Manual Mode, 5 minutes, high pressure.
- Once cooking time is done, let the pressure release naturally.
- Open the Instant Pot and carefully fluff the rice with a fork.
- Add Lime Juice and mix.
- Garnish it with some chopped onions, lime wedges and cilantro
- Serve it warm with your favorite Mexican sides like Black beans, charro beans, sour cream.
Notes
Pro tips and tricks
When you make this arroz verde recipe, make sure to follow these simple tips and tricks:
- Always rinse your rice really well! You want your rice dishes to have fluffy rice, which means you need to remove as much starch and debris as you can with multiple rinses.
- Keep an eye on the rice and do not stop stirring it. When we make this, we find it is helpful to have the broth and other ingredients handy to pour in after 2 minutes. You don’t want to leave the rice sitting or it can easily burn!
- When you mix up the puree of peppers and herbs, you might find it helpful to use roughly chopped peppers before adding them to the food processor. This cuts down on the amount of time it takes to puree the sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 5 minutes