This recipe for air fryer rice is one of the simplest ways of cooking rice. Add the ingredients to an oven dish and pop it in the air fryer. It doesn’t get easier than that!
Why I love cooking rice in my air fryer
I’ve been cooking rice the regular way for years, but I’ve recently discovered how to make it in the air fryer. I think it’s going to become my go-to method for preparing rice because of how incredibly convenient and foolproof it is. You don’t have to babysit a pot on the stove or worry about the rice sticking or burning. It’s a hands-off approach and the rice is perfect every time!
Let me show you how to cook rice in the air fryer!
1
Prepare.
Place the rice in a fine-meshed sieve and rinse under cool water until it runs clear. This removes the surface starch and helps prevent the rice from becoming gummy.
2
Put it in a dish.
Put the rice, water, salt, and butter into a small baking dish. Make sure the baking dish is big enough that it is only around half full with the rice and water in it. Cover the top of the dish with foil, and seal it tightly.
3
Air fry rice.
Put the dish into the air fryer and air fry the rice at 190°C/ 375°F until all the water has been absorbed (approx. 25 minutes).
4
Fluff rice.
Rest the rice for five minutes, then remove the foil cover and fluff the rice with a fork.
Serving ideas
- I love to serve this rice with my slow cooker teriyaki chicken or Instant Pot chili con carne.
- Or you can serve it with a quick-cook protein in the air fryer, like this air fryer salmon, cook the rice first, then air fry the salmon while the rice finishes steaming.
- Add an easy side of steamed veg like these microwave steamed green beans or Instant Pot broccoli.
Air Fryer Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice (Note 1)
- 1¾ cup boiling water
- 1 tablespoon butter
Directions
- Place the rice in a fine-meshed sieve and rinse under cool water until it runs clear.
- Put the rice, water salt and butter into a small baking dish, and seal tightly with foil.
- Put the dish into the air fryer and set to air fry at 190°C/ 375°F for 25 minutes.
- Remove the dish from the air fryer and fluff the rice with a fork.
Notes
- Use 1.5 cups of water for jasmine rice.
Nutrition information is an estimate and provided for informational purposes only.
SJ
Thursday 11th of April 2024
Thank you so much for this recipe! It came out perfect and looked just like yours. I told my family I'd made the rice in the air fryer toinight, a nd they didn't believe me 🤭