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.
Great post!! So based on your experience, which Foodi should I get? We are family of 4, and I usually cook in large batches to freeze.
If I cut the amount of rice in half, do I still cook it for 2 minutes or do I reduce the cooking time?
I am a family of five. I have the ninja foodi xl 8qt. Better to have more than not enough!!
Aloha from Hawaii jAsmine…I purchased my rice that already comes pre-mixed with white and brown. We call it “hapa” rice (Hawaiian term mixed of heritage; in this case, mixed of white and brown rice). Would you think I should still do equal parts (1:1) or add a 1/4 more water since there’s brown rice in it? How long should I cook this for? Looking forward to getting your opinion. Mahalo
If I cut the amount of rice in half, do I still cook it for 2 minutes or do I reduce the cooking time?
No cooking time will still be the same
I just want to clarify you pressure cook brown rice for 15 minutes and then natural release pressure for 5 min.?
Yep it worked as written
If I cut the amount of rice in half, do I still cook it for 2 minutes or do I reduce the cooking time? Besweethome.com
I’m interested in trying this but we mostly buy instant rice. Does it matter if you use long-grain rice vs instant?
Needs to be long grain
Thank you so much, this is the first time my rice came out perfect! Also, thank you for put instructions for both white and brown rice. I printed your recipe out and added it to our family favorites cookbook binder.
Yay, glad it was helpful
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.
What do
Mean by natural real ease 10 mintutes then quick real ease when done. It is bit confusing
I’m a newbie so well written it excites
Thank you
Hi there,
I tried this today and rice was cooked perfect, but the rice did seem somewhat sticky. Is this usual?
Thank you.
Well different types of rice have different textures. If you like a drier variety you might prefer Arborio
Different types or rice can be very starchy. Try putting the rice in a mesh strainer and rinsing it until the water runs clear.
It would be really nice to have a search box. Trying to find recipes on this site is ridiculous.
There is one. On mobile it’s right at the top. On desktop it’s on the right. Not hidden.
Exactly.
Hi, Ninja Foodie learner here. Had my NF delivered last week. I have the NFMax as I have quite a large family so any recipes that can be doubled will be a god send. I have tried the full roast chicken which turned out great and I have air fried chicken thighs plus cooked a pizza. All turned out really well. Going to give the rice a go tomorrow. I’m really looking forward to trying some of your recipes, thanks for taking the time to post them.
Dee from Bonnie Scotland, UK
Hope you love it as much as we do
Pizza? Can I have the recipe- actually instructions?
You can search pizza in my search bar and I have homemade and frozen instructions
Hi Dee
I am from Scotland as well and just bought the Ninja Foodi. Hoping I can find some go to recipes to make this purchase worthwhile.