Why you’ll love this recipe
- It’s a healthy, high-fiber upgrade to plain white rice that adds natural sweetness and a beautiful orange hue.
- This is a “set it and forget it” recipe that uses the rice cooker to do all the heavy lifting.
- It’s a great way to sneak more vegetables into a meal while adding a comforting, creamy texture to the rice.
Key Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes: They steam perfectly alongside the rice, becoming soft enough to mash into a “risotto-like” consistency.
- Jasmine Rice: The fragrance of the rice pairs beautifully with the earthy sweetness of the potatoes.
- Water: Using the standard rice-to-water ratio is all you need; the potatoes steam in the residual heat.
✅Quick Tips: Cut your sweet potato into large chunks rather than small cubes; this prevents them from disappearing into the rice and keeps them fluffy.
Key Steps
- #1: Wash your rice once to remove excess starch, ensuring the final dish isn’t too gummy.
- #2: Place the large sweet potato chunks directly on top of the rice before starting the cooker.
Rice Cooker Sweet Potato Rice
Rice is cooked with sweet potato chunks for a wholesome side dish. Easy and nutritious.
Ingredients:
Instructions
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Wash the rice once.
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Cut the sweet potato into 4-5 big chuncks or however you prefer.
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Pour in the water into the washed rice, and place the sweet potatoes on top of the rice.
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Cook in rice cooker mode.
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Mash them up well and enjoy!.
Sweet Potato, Rice, Healthy
