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.
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!
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.
How to Cook Ninja Foodi White Rice
- 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.
Ingredients
- 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 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 chili on top all of the time 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.
Nice rice
I realized after reading more comments below that regular long grain rice is the preferred rice for a Ninja/rice cooker. We have several boxes of Minute Rice on hand, so I had been using that and it didn’t cook up correctly with the regular rice instructions. I decided to add additional water and add a minute to the cook time and my rice turned out perfectly the way I like it, so here is my version below to use with instant/minute rice.
If you are a fan of Asian sticky rice you can make a wonderful version in the Ninja Foodi. I took 2 cups of Minute Rice (5 minute) added 2-3/4 cups of water, added 2 teaspoons of butter and some salt (I never measure but it’s probably somewhere between 1/16 & 1/8 teaspoon). I set pressure for 3 minutes, did a 10-minute natural pressure release, and 2 minute manual release and it was perfect! If you prefer sushi rice you would add a small pinch of sugar to the above ingredients.
Just got a Ninja Foodi 14-in-1. White rice according to your recipe was the first thing I attempted to cook. For some reason the rice came out dry and a tad bit crunchy. I was able to remedy that by adding water to it and zapping it in the microwave for 3 minutes. I used exactly 2 cups of rice and exactly 2.5 cups of water, and followed the timing instructions to a T. Maybe I need to add additional water next time and increase the cook time by 1 minute? Also I noticed your recipe calls for no rice or butter, but the rice comes out completely bland and adding butter after the fact doesn’t add the right amount of salt to it. Next time I’ll try adding in salt and butter while I’m cooking and see if that helps.
The only difference that may be your case is that altitude will make it a bit more dry and need a tad more water. Other than that tenderness is subjective so if you personally think it is too dry then by all means add 1/4 cup more water at the beginning. I add butter when done but I suppose you could add a pat into the pot, wouldnt hurt or alter anything if you did.
Can you please tell me the amount of water and cook time for 300g of Basmati Rice in the Ninja Foodi
@Kim, 300grams of water or equivalent in ml just add a cup to a cup is the easiest method
The brown rice turned out great!Thank you!
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I’ve made this several times. Perfect recipe. I bulk cook it and do 4 cups rice and 5 cups water. Time is perfect at 2 min HP 10 min natural release, QR. I fluff it and let it sit. Freeze it and it reheats perfectly
Awesome
Glad it works well doubled too
It means do nothing after the cooking time is complete. The pressure will naturally release in time with out you using the valve. (I realized this when I got busy one day and forgot to release the pressure). Depending on how long you were cooking, some foods will release steam for several minutes. So the recipe is saying let it sit for 10 min then slide the valve to quick release any remaining pressure. I hope this helps. It took me FOREVER to figure out what that meant and it was frustrating. Happy Cooking🙂
What does a natural release mean?
@ It means do nothing after the cooking time is complete. The pressure will naturally release in time with out you using the valve. (I realized this when I got busy one day and forgot to release the pressure). Depending on how long you were cooking, some foods will release steam for several minutes. So the recipe is saying let it sit for 10 min then slide the valve to quick release any remaining pressure. I hope this helps. It took me FOREVER to figure out what that meant and it was frustrating. Happy Cooking🙂