Instant Pot® Wild Rice with Mushrooms

Pressure cooking rice enriches and intensifies the flavor of the stock and herbs. Wild rice is firm on the outside, soft in the middle, and its texture blends nicely with softer brown rice. This is a tasty side dish for chicken, turkey, pork, and fish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 261 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup dry white wine
• ⅓ cup diced celery
• ⅓ cup diced onion
• ¼ cup chopped toasted pecans
• ⅓ cup diced carrot
• ½ (8 ounce) package baby portobello mushrooms
• 1 cup wild rice blend (such as Lundberg®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat olive oil until hot, then add mushrooms, onion, celery, carrot, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften, about 3 minutes. Turn pressure cooker off.

Step 2

Stir in chicken stock, wild rice, wine, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Close and lock the lid and set the pressure valve to sealing. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 3

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, for 15 minutes. Then release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Step 4

Stir in pecans and balsamic vinegar, and serve.