How to make Ninja Foodi rice is here! Fluffy brown rice in pressure cooker, Ninja Foodi wild rice and white rice (long grain and Jasmine) is easy to make! Here are tips on how to make the best pressure cooker rice so it’s done fluffy every single time.
Making Ninja Foodi rice is simple really. But if you’re new to making any Ninja Foodi recipes then this will be quite helpful. We make brown and white rice several times a week. Whether we’re serving it plain with butter on top for a snack or with chicken or beef served on top it’s a cheap dish we love.
How to Cook Rice in Ninja Foodi
It is a versatile side dish, naturally gluten free, and Ninja Foodi brown rice has fiber in it which we all need. I will share both of these and instructions for them below. The recipe card below is for white long grain rice. I like Jasmine as well and will work for that as well.
If you don’t make this on a weekly basis we may not be able to be friends. 😉 Just kidding, it is just on our meal planning often because it was something my mom cooked with dinner almost every single night growing up.
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If you too are obsessed with your Ninja Foodi pressure cooker air fryer machine, here are a few resource to start with:
- You can bookmark our Ninja air fryer recipes page, we add to that weekly.
- Here’s a printable air fryer cook times chart here for your fridge.
- Be sure to save this link to the best pressure cooker recipes too.
- Grab a Foodi cookbook here, we love this one.
Then join our Ninja Facebook group where you can share and find more ideas you’ll love. We have an air fryer page that shares daily ideas too.
If you need to know how to cook frozen meat in a pressure cooker, we have information on that. NO, you aren’t the only forgetful one. 😉
Ninja Foodi Brown Rice
Since this time we have perfected pressure cooker brown rice we wanted to share the other types too. I don’t make this quite as often as white is our favorite. I like to offer all 3 versions though for you since it is nice to rotate between them throughout the week. With fish I might choose the wild variety for texture.
Plain with just a pat of butter on it would be my youngest daughter’s favorite after school snack. She makes it all by herself now that she is a teenager. Follow our directions for long-grain or jasmine rice in pressure cooker and it will come out great every time. I will say it is more tender and fluffy than I’ve ever had it at a restaurant.
Can Ninja Foodi be used as a rice cooker?
Yes, and now I will admit that we make white rice in the pressure cooker 90% of the time. My kids prefer that, and I kinda’ do too. I’m however trying to eat healthier and brown rice is on my radar to integrate into my diet more often. Using the timing below to make Ninja Foodi rice will ensure that you’ll have fluffy white or brown rice every single time!
How do You Cook Ninja Foodi White Rice?
Tips for making the perfect pressure cooker rice are here. It isn’t just about throwing ingredients in and pushing the button, you do need to understand the natural release function so it comes out as moist and tender as possible.
- After combining your rice and water stir them together
- Keep track of timing when it is done
- Do a 10 minute natural release for white rice
- Allow brown rice to naturally release steam for 5 minutes, then release the rest immediately after that
- Fluff when done
- Turn pot off when done. I even transfer it to a serving bowl so it doesn’t continue to cook in the pot.
Serve immediately for best results.
How much water for 2 cups of rice?
What you need to make rice in your Ninja Foodi pressure cooker and air fryer is just the grains you desire and water or broth. The latter will yield more flavor, or half and half works well too. For brown I typically will do 1/2 of each because without it we think it is a bit bland. The ratio is 2 cups rice: 2.5 water for best results.
- Rice
- brown rice
- or white rice – I prefer Jasmine
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- Water
- you can also use half water and half broth
- You literally need NO Ninja Foodi accessories to make this
Most of the time we will serve this with Ninja Foodi chili recipe over the top with cheese sprinkled on that.
What foods go well with rice?
We have a recipe to make Ninja Foodi risotto too if you’d like to try that. Typically that is a side dish to a protein of some sort.
- Our Ninja Foodi roast recipe was served with white rice
- Pressure cooker beef and broccoli is on top a bed of rice
- Our pressure cooker spicy honey chicken is amazing too
We put 5 ingredient pressure cooker chili on top all of the time too. You can find more Ninja Foodi recipes here too! This is the best rice recipe for pressure cookers. You won’t be disappointed. Note: higher altitudes may require more water to get the same results.
Ninja Foodi Rice
Equipment
- 1 pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 2 c rice
- 2.5 c water, or chicken broth for more flavor
- salt, can add a pinch when cooking
Instructions
- Add 2 cups of brown or white rice into your Ninja Foodi.
- If making white rice add 2 1/2 cups water. If making brown rice add 2 1/4 cups water. (amount of water will vary depending on how wet or dry you like it). Stir.
- Put pressure cooker lid on (one that isn’t attached) and put steam valve to sealing.
- Turn pot on, press pressure, leave on High setting, and adjust timing to 2 minutes for white rice or 15 minutes for brown rice.
- If making white rice do a natural release for 10 minutes, then quick release when done. If making brown rice allow it to naturally release pressure for 5 minutes, then release rest of pressure.
- Fluff and serve!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I used your recipe for the white rice for cooking my rice bake with chicken sausages and chorizo, it was perfect! So fluffy and no dry patches / sogginess. Thank you!
Thank you for your blog and recipes. I really appreciate you taking the time to list for the world. My goal is to make 14 cups of Rice. My question is, can I accomplish this in the 6Q ninja Foodie?
I made 6 different batches last night to strike the right balance where it wasn’t hard, sticky or mushy. I found the using 1 cup rice 1 cup water and 11-minute release worked best rinsing the Rice prior.
I also know that making large batches can be extremely difficult and wanted to see if I need to do multiples of 7 fo the rice water and time? I think it may be best to cap it at a smaller portion.
Thanks in advance.
Hi I would like to know the same. Did you find an answer? I have the ninja foodi and want to batch cook rice and freeze it with chicken.
Thanks Carron
I personally do not like rice frozen and then reheated so I have never done that.
Worked very well, I’m not the best cook but this rice was very good. I did add salt and just a little bit of oil not sure if this is a given when making rice.
Glad it was a hit, we make it all the time.
I’ve done this twice and followed exactly both times. Once I rinsed, once I didn’t. The rinsed version definitely came out better but neither time was what I would call perfect. It was a bit mushy on the outside and a bit crunchy on the inside. Going to try it for 3 min next time. Hopefully that won’t be too much.
I do 2 minutes and just let it sit for another 5 minutes after I stir it up with the keep warm on.. there is enough carry over heat to finish to your desired consistency
No one answered the question if you double the rice to 4 cups does the time stay at the 2 mins for the white rice or is more time added to the 2 mins?
It does not matter how many cups of rice, the time will be always the same. I do 4 minutes and I put one cup of water per cup of rice because I have found that it get mushy when I put more but you need to adjust according to your taste.
Just tried this rice recipe (Ninja arrived yesterday) and it was perfect for my gumbo. I used 2 cups rice, 2 1/2 cups water for 2 minutes and am thrilled! Thanks so much for helping me get started on my Ninja adventure.
Great!!
I am the type of person that follows a recipe exactly and then adjust it based on the results this recipe needs no adjustment at all. I have made rice twice this past week and it has come out perfectly both times.
Yay!! So glad it’s helped you.
I can’t make rice to save my life for some reason! I’m going to give this a try thank you!
What do you mean when you say If making white rice do a natural release for 10 minutes, then quick release when done
Wondering the same thing?
Natural release means do NOT touch the steam valve for the time listed. Then once that time has elapsed, flip the steam release valve and let the remaining steam come out.
@The Typical Mom, THANK YOU!!
I just bought my ninja Foodi. I am not a good cook but I want to learn. So thank you. My first try will be rice. Think I might be able to do this without too much harm.
I hope you don’t mind me sharing but I just got my Ninja Foodi for Christmas and YouTube has been a huge help. So many great recipes! I’m going to try this rice recipe tonight, I’m too excited! I love my Foodi!!!!
Yeah!! Good luck