Presenting you the new kind of rice - Lime Cilantro Rice, with zesty lime and cilantro flavors, tender, fluffy rice makes a great side dish for a Mexican or Asian Dinner party. Use it as a side dish for baked fish, chicken, meat, or tacos and burritos. Simply delicious!
This rice recipe is almost mandatory accompaniment to any our family’s Mexican food dinner nights. Whether we’re making Taco Dinner Board, Sweet Potato Tacos, Vegan Meat Tacos, or Healthy White Bean Chicken Chili, a bowl of this fluffy rice is always on the table.
The instructions for this rice cooking are very easy to follow and you’ll have a perfect side dish ready in less than 30 minutes! I also like to freeze it to have read ahead of time.
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Lime Cilantro Rice Recipe
Here’s what you’ll need to make this Lime Cilantro Rice
- 1 cup brown or white rice, uncooked, properly rinsed
- ⅛ teaspoon black ground pepper (or use chili pepper mix for a little spice)
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- ¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped
- ½ of a small onion, white, chopped
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth (i used vegetable bouillon cubes)
How to make a easy Lime Cilantro Rice
Heat a little olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent. Stir in the garlic powder and cook for a few minutes more.
Add in rice and stir, until all the rice is coated in the onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.
Toast the rice for 2-3 minutes, and pour in the veggie stock.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and add in lime zest. Taste for seasoning and add more if needed.
Close with a lid and simmer on low for 20-25 minutes.
Remove from the heat, drizzle with lime juice, stir and let the rice sit for 10 minutes.
Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in chopped cilantro until all the rice is covered. Serve warm as a side dish, in Buddha bowls, tacos, burritos, with Fish and etc.
Can you freeze Cilantro Lime Rice?
Allow the ready rice to cool. Divide between ziptop bags or airtight containers and freeze up to 2-3 months.
When ready to use, simply let thaw at room temperature and then reheat it in a skillet or microwave.
I hope you enjoy this easy and quick Lime Cilantro Rice recipe, please do let me know how it turned out 🙂 Thank you,
Julia
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- Napa Cabbage And Mushrooms Stir Fry
- BBQ Pork Fried Rice
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Lime Cilantro Rice
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup white rice uncooked, properly rinsed
- ⅛ teaspoon black ground pepper or use chili pepper mix for a little spice
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 large garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- ¼ cup cilantro finely chopped
- ½ of a small onion white, chopped
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- Olive oil for cooking
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat a little olive oil (good quality virgin olive oil) in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent. Stir in the garlic powder and cook for a few minutes more.
- Add in rice and stir, until all the rice is coated in the onion and garlic. Season with salt, pepper. Toast the rice for 2-3 minutes, and pour in the veggie stock.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and add in lime zest. Taste for seasonign and add more if needed.
- Close with a lid and simmer on low for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, drizzle with lime juice, stir and let the rice sit for 10 minutes.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in chopped cilantro until all the rice is covered. Serve warm as a side dish, in Buddha Bowls, burritos, with fish and etc.
A fluffy and flavorful rice that goes well with all Mexican dishes.