Cilantro Lime Rice

Cilantro. Lime. Rice. So easy to make. So easy to enjoy. Make up a double batch for rice all week too!

My family loves this! It's a little Chipotle-like, so if you find yourself loving their rice, I strongly encourage you to give this one a try! We make this about once a month, if not more often. You can make it with fresh cooked rice or cold, next day rice. Both are great and bring this dish together pretty fast, making it the perfect weekend dinner helper! Top with beans and sautéed veggies for a fast vegan dinner. Make these carnitas and black beans and you have yourself some homemade Chipotle!

Feel free to adjust the amount of cilantro and lime to your liking. In my family, I am the cilantro lover and my husband only tastes soap chips - so we usually end up going lighter in the recipe, but then I serve it on the side to top off mine.

There's not really a lot to say about rice. It's good. Give it a try, let me know what you think about my version!

Cilantro Lime Rice

Citrusy and herby rice made fast and easy with simple ingredients. Perfect side dish for all your Mexican themed dishes!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Equipment

• 1 Rice cooker

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups cooked rice. I love jasmine for this dish! see notes
• 2 tablespoon butter use dairy free to make it vegan!
• ½ lime squeezed, should be about 2 tablespoon juice
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ cup loosely packed cilantro, chopped

Instructions

 

• Prepare the rice in your rice cooker, mine takes about 25 mins.
  2 cups cooked rice. I love jasmine for this dish!
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add all the ingredients. Toss and cook until hot and well combined.
  2 tablespoon butter, ½ lime squeezed, should be about 2 tablespoon juice, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ½ cup loosely packed cilantro, chopped, 2 cups cooked rice. I love jasmine for this dish!

Notes

NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE 

Rice - Depending on how my week is going, I like to make the rice a day ahead so this comes together even faster! However, if making it on the day of, I'll get the rice cooking in my rice cooker while I am preparing the rest of dinner. Once the rice is done, the rest of it, and my other meal items, come together perfectly! 

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