Mexican Rice Recipes

Mexican Rice is a must when you serve Mexican food, so give one of these Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Mexican Rice Recipes a try! And there are a wide variety of recipes featured here for rice with a Mexican vibe.

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These Mexican Rice Recipes include more than 15 tasty variations for Mexican rice, and all of these are perfect whenever the spotlight is on Mexican food! And this type of Mexican-seasoned rice is so easy to make in the Slow Cooker or the Instant Pot!

And of course every Mexican restaurant in the universe serves Mexican rice as the perfect accompaniment for Enchiladas, Chile Verde, Beef Tacos, Chicken Tacos, Pork Tacos, or any other kind of Mexican Food, right? All those Mexican restaurants must be on to something! I hope you’ll try making some Mexican rice at home the next time Mexican food is on the menu!

What kinds of Mexican Rice Recipes will you find here?

Here you’ll find dishes like Green rice, Rice with Green Chiles and Cheese, Mexican Black Beans and Rice, Spanish Rice, Mexican Rice Bowls, Cilantro Lime Rice, or Enchilada Sauce Brown Rice, and most of these rice dishes begin with uncooked rice. And with the help of your slow cooker or Instant Pot, each of these Mexican rice recipes can create the perfect side dish for a Mexican dinner at home!

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Mexican Green Rice from Pressure Cooking Today is made with avocado, cilantro, and green salsa for light and fluffy rice with a wonderful flavor that is a great alternative to traditional Spanish rice.

You can use a large oval slow cooker to make this Slow Cooker Green Rice Casserole from Kalyn’s Kitchen if you don’t have the Crock-Pot Casserole Crock Slow Cooker (affiliate link), and this is really a wow!

Karen says this Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans and Rice from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking is the easiest and tastiest rice and beans ever, and this sounds perfect for a side dish.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice from Skinnytaste looks great, and Gina says this rice “is perfect in your favorite Chipotle burrito bowl or as a side with tacos or enchiladas.”

Slow Cooker Mexican Rice Bowls from Kalyn’s Kitchen cook the rice in the slow cooked with canned black beans and seasonings, and this is topped with amazing avocado salsa for a side dish or a tasty meatless meal.

15 Minute Instant Pot Mexican Rice from the Kitchn is another one that sounds perfect for a Mexican side dish.

CrockPot Cheesy Enchilada Rice from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking sounds tasty, and there’s a link to a similar Instant Pot Recipe.

More Mexican Rice in the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot:

• Slow Cooker Mexican Rice from Six Sisters’ Stuff
• Instant Pot Mexican Rice from The Typical Mom
• Creamy Mexican Style Crock Pot Cheesy Rice from Recipes that Crock
• Instant Pot Mexican Rice from Two Sleevers
• Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice from Two Peas and Their Pod
• Slow Cooker Spanish Rice from Taste and Tell
• Creamy Mexican Style Instant Pot Cheesy Rice from Recipes that Crock
• Instant Pot Mexican Sour Cream Rice from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking