Name: Instant Pot Rye Berries
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup rye berries; 1 tablespoon olive oil

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Using a pressure cooker for whole grains is so easy! Wondering how to cook rye berries? These Instant Pot Rye Berries will become you favorite way to add whole grains to your diet!

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Adding Whole Grains to Your Diet

In our efforts to eat healthier and following a more Mediterranean diet, we have been trying to add whole grains to our diet every day. The problem is that whole grains usually take at least an hour to cook. That’s an hour that I have to keep an eye on the stove.

The Instant Pot has made this so easy! While I’ve found that it doesn’t save a huge amount of time, what it does save is my attention. I can get the Instant Pot going and go outside and work in the garden. I don’t have to worry about it at all, not like a pot sitting on my gas stove.

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Cooking Rye Berries in an Instant Pot is so Easy!

To cook rye berries in an Instant Pot, I first saute them in a little olive oil. This adds some wonderful toasty flavor notes, plus the oil helps with any foaming from the whole grains. I then add 4 cups of water.

The rye berries cook under pressure for 25 minutes. Then I let it do a NPR (natural pressure release) – this usually takes about 25 minutes. I use a NPR because grains can sometimes foam up. Then because I am usually using them in some sort of salad, I drain them, and spread them out to dry on a cookie sheet. They can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Instant Pot Whole Grains

The total time for the rye berries is about an hour. The best part though is that it is unattended time. I can go work in the yard, I can run errands, something I don’t feel good about doing when I have a pot on the stove.

With the Instant Pot, eating whole grains every day is so easy!

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