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Easy Flavorful Kale Rice

This easy kale rice is a step up from plain and boring white rice. It’s full of flavor and can be cooked on the stovetop or in your electric pressure cooker.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword kale rice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Rise to pressure and natural relase 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 214kcal
Author Tanya

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 yellow onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups long-grain rice rinsed
  • 2 cups water*
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 3 cups chopped kale

Instructions

Pressure Cooker Instructions

  • Set your pressure cooker to sauté and set it to the “more” setting. Once the display says “HOT”, add butter and let it melt. Once melted, add the onions and stir for about 3 minutes until onions begin to soften. Add in chopped garlic and stir for about a minute more.
  • Then add rice and stir for about 20 seconds to toast the rice a little. Then add water, salt and rice vinegar.
  • Cover and cook on high pressure for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, prepare your kale but removing the stems and chopping the kale into fine pieces. Set aside.
  • Once your 5 minute cook time is up, allow the pressure cooker to naturally release for 10 minutes, then quickly release any remaining pressure by moving the valve to “venting. Press Cancel on the pressure cooker.
  • Open the lid and pour chopped kale into the insert and use a spoon or fork to stir in the kale. Rest the pressure cooker lid on the rice for about 2 minutes. Then open and stir.
  • The majority of the ingredients will stay the same except for the liquid, you will need to increase the water to 4 cups instead of 2 for the stovetop.

Stove Top Directions

  • Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the onions and stir for about 3 minutes until onions begin to soften. Add in chopped garlic and stir for about a minute more.
  • Then add rice and stir for about 20 seconds to toast the rice a little. Then add in 2 1/2 - 3 cups of water*, salt, and rice vinegar. Allow the water to come to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and cover the saucepan with a tight fitting lid. Allow the rice to cook for 18-20 minutes until all the water has been absorbed by the rice.
  • Meanwhile, chop the kale.
  • When rice is done cooking, remove from heat and stir in kale. Cover saucepan with lid for 2 minutes. Then serve and enjoy.

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Notes

*water amounts different for instant pot and stove top instructions. Use 2 1/2 cups for a dryer firm rice and 3 cups for a more moist rice.
  • You could make it a one-pot meal by adding chopped boneless chicken breast or thighs to the pot when you add the water.
  • The rice vinegar is optional but I love the flavor it adds to this rice dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 452mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2597IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg