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If you’ve got a bag of RiceSelect Royal Blend sitting in your pantry, skip the stovetop instructions. This Instant Pot recipe is faster, easier, and foolproof. In under 15 minutes, you’ll get light, fluffy rice with distinct grains and a buttery finish. A quick pressure cook and hands-off release bring out the best in this Texmati, brown, wild, and Thai red rice blend—no mush, no scorched bottom, just perfectly tender rice every time.
If you multi-task in the kitchen, this method for cooking rice is very helpful. Just set it and forget it.
You don’t have to worry about watching a pot or taking it off the stove right away. It’s especially convenient for rice varieties that take longer to cook like sprouted brown rice, instant pot red rice, and instant pot black rice.
Here’s Why This Royal Blend Rice Recipe Works
Fast cook, perfect texture. Three minutes under pressure is all it takes. No guesswork or trial runs required.
Natural release does the rest. Ten minutes of gentle steaming keeps the grains distinct and fluffy.
Broth adds depth. Cooking in chicken broth instead of water brings a richer, more savory flavor.
Tailored for this blend. This timing is designed specifically for RiceSelect’s Royal Blend.
If you want to make a rice pilaf or make a flavorful rice dish, check out some of the recipe variations that we suggested in our wild blend rice recipe.
Recipe Tips
Check your blend. This method is for RiceSelect’s Signature Varietal Blend with Texmati white rice and precooked grains. If you’re using the all–whole-grain blend, increase the cook time to 30 minutes.
Skip “Keep Warm.” That setting can dry out and scorch the rice. Turn it off before cooking.
Use broth for flavor. Low-sodium chicken broth adds richness without overpowering the natural grain flavor.
Add butter if you can. It gives the rice a silky texture and rounds out the taste.
Let it rest. After releasing pressure, give the rice a couple of minutes before fluffing so the grains stay intact.
Storing. Once cooled, transfer to an airtight container. It keeps well in the fridge for 3–4 days or can be frozen for 1 month.
Reheating. Add a splash of broth or water, cover loosely, and warm in the microwave or on the stove to bring back moisture.
If you love rice recipes, try my Instant Pot wild rice soup. It is brimming with mushrooms and veggies.
Easy Royal Blend Rice
This Instant Pot Royal Blend rice cooks up perfectly every time; light, tender, and full of flavor. It’s a fast, foolproof way to get that buttery, distinct-grain texture without hovering over the stove.
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Royal Blend Rice Blend, Signature Varietal Blend
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter, optional
Instructions
- Place the rice, water (or broth), and salt in the Instant Pot.
- Secure the lid and place the valve in the sealed position.
- Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes. Check the label on your rice and make sure it is the correct Royal Blend (Signature Varietal Blend). If you have the Royal Blend with whole grains, it will need to cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
- Allow the Instant Pot to release pressure naturally for 10 minutes then release the rest of the pressure manually.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Thanks for the info. After reading your post I opted too cook it just like i would jasmine rice in my Instapot (12 min on low pressure, natural release) and it worked perfectly. It was very helpful to know that the non-white rice grains were pre-cooked in this blend!
As a note my Royal Blend didn’t say varietal rice blend (it didn’t say anything in that spot) but had all the same rice listed so assumed it was okay.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I’m so glad the jasmine rice method worked for you. Thanks for mentioning the label difference too; that’s great info.
I just put mine in the Insta pot and went back-and-forth between three and 30 minutes several times and I thought to myself I wish there was a picture. Scroll up there’s a picture. lol mine says whole-grain royal blend signature varietal blend. Yours says rice blend royal blend signature varietal blend.
The names on the blends can definitely be a little confusing. I’m glad you figured it out. I will add a note in the recipe card that there is a photo in the post. Thanks for the comment.
i’m trying your method with my Royal Blend rice but my rice cooker isn’t quite as elaborate as yours! ha! it’s just a basic Aroma Professional Rice Cooker, my options are the type of rice (white, brown, quinoa etc) but no pressure settings. I chose brown rice so i’ll let you know what happens! Any suggestions?
Thanks!
I would guess that the brown rice function would be the best option for you.
@Dahn Boquist, it worked great! Fluffy, perfectly cooked rice. thanks!!
That’s great to hear. Thank you for letting me know!
Ok…I am going to follow this recipe ‘to the letter’, as I have never attempted rice alone in my Instant Pot. I will put the outcome below, under ‘reply or comment’. Wish me luck – I’ve loved my gifted Instant Pot for years now and my fingers are all crossed. ?
PS# Rice Select: Signature Varietal Blend
Good luck, I’m glad you enjoy your Instant Pot. Thanks for the comment.
And clarifying my previous comment. Yes, I was cooking the Signature Varietal… so it wasn’t my rice.
This didn’t work for me at all. 3 minutes sounded wrong so I did 5. The rice was still crunchy and I ended up doing 15-20 minutes more on the stove.
Sorry it didn’t work out for you. This recipe was tested with the Signature Varietal blend on high pressure with the Instant Pot. Could you have changed any of those variables?
@Dahn Boquist, wondering if you have my problem, no pressure button? i’m going to try the brown rice button and cross my fingers!
Yes, that is what I would start with. If the rice isn’t finished cooking then replace the lid and give it a few more minutes.
I was delighted to find this post, since I just go my Royal Blend Rice delivery and wanted to cook it in my Instant Pot. This worked perfectly. I doubled the recipe and it was just right. Each kind of rice is cooked to what I consider perfect. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Thanks for the comment, I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe.
@Deb, did you double the cooking time as well?
In case Deb doesn’t respond…. you don’t need to double the cooking time when you double the recipe. Thanks for the question.
Way too crunchy at that timing
Thanks for the comment. There may be some confusion between the different Royal Blend rice blends. I updated the recipe card to add some clarification between the whole grain blend and the Signature Varietal Blend.
That looks really wholesome!