My mother used to use a pressure cooker. Scared her & completely creeps me out. You said it: it’s a bomb waiting to go off. My mother in law gave us an insta pot 2 summers ago. I need to unpack it & figure out how to use it.
They make already cooked rice in all different variations. You could add that to your skillet for a true one pan meal. There are so many great cooks on this thread who will have an answer to almost any question.