Mexican Rice Recipes

Mexican Rice is always a winner, and these Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Mexican Rice Recipes will be perfect for Cinco de Mayo! Or the rice recipes featured here will be a tasty addition to the menu any time you’re making Mexican food!

PIN the Mexican Rice Recipes to try some later!

This collection of Mexican Rice Recipes has 15 tasty variations for a perfect rice side dish! And this Mexican-seasoned rice is easy to make in the Slow Cooker or the Instant Pot. And all of these will be perfect any time Mexican food is on the menu!

Every Mexican restaurant serves Mexican rice with dishes like Enchiladas, Chile Verde, Beef Tacos, Chicken Tacos, Pork Tacos, Sweet Pork, or Mexican Chicken. And the biggest Mexican Food holiday of the year is only weeks away! I hope you’ll try making some Mexican rice at home!

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. Most of these rice dishes begin with uncooked rice, and using your slow cooker or Instant Pot, each of the Mexican rice recipes can create the perfect side dish for a Mexican dinner!

More Mexican Food to make in the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot:

• 50 Instant Pot Mexican Recipes
• Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Mexican Beef, Chicken, or Pork
• Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Mexican Food Recipes

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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.

If you don’t have the Crock-Pot Casserole Crock Slow Cooker (affiliate link), use a large oval slow cooker to make this Slow Cooker Green Chile Rice Casserole from Kalyn’s Kitchen!

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.

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice from Skinnytaste looks great, and Gina says this rice is perfect as a side with tacos or enchiladas.

Slow Cooker Mexican Rice Bowls from Kalyn’s Kitchen cook rice in the slow cooked with canned black beans and seasonings. 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 sounds perfect for a Mexican side dish.

CrockPot Cheesy Enchilada Rice from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking gets lots of flavor from green enchilada sauce and green chiles.

More Mexican Rice in the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot:

• Slow Cooker Mexican Rice from Six Sisters’ Stuff
• Pressure Cooker Mexican Rice from The Typical Mom
• Creamy Mexican Style Crock Pot Cheesy Rice from Recipes that Crock
• Instant Pot Mexican Rice Recipe 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