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Cilantro Lime Rice
This one pan Cilantro Lime Rice could not get any easier and more delicious! While it's made with just 4 simple ingredients, it doesn't lack in flavor whatsoever. This is the perfect addition to your next takeout fake-out night!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 87 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American , Mexican
Ingredients
- 1½ cups long grain rice like Jasmine or Basmati, rinsed well and drained
- 3 cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon butter unsalted
- 2 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Cook Rice: Add the rice, water, salt and butter to a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover the saucepan and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Finish & Serve: Remove from heat, and fluff the rice with 2 forks. Stir in the lime juice, lime zest and cilantro. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt as needed.
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Notes
- Basmati long grain rice actually works best with this recipe, more than plain rice.
- Be gentle when fluffing the rice with 2 forks. You just want to fluff it up gently and finally at the end add the lime and cilantro.
- If you love a nutty flavor to your rice, you can brown the rice first in the butter until nice and lightly browned.
- While cilantro is one of the key flavors of the dish, it's one of those herbs that some people can’t stand. If that’s the case with you, I recommend substituting with fresh parsley or trying my Mexican rice instead.
- Be sure to store this cilantro lime rice as soon as it’s cooled as rice is a breeding ground for bacteria. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 – 4 days.
- If freezing, store the rice in a freezer bag with the air pressed out. Thaw overnight in the fridge and fluff the rice before reheating. Your cilantro lime rice will last up to 3 months in the freezer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
87kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
201mg
(8%)
Potassium
29mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
210IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 87
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 87kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 201mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 29mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 210IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.