Mexican Green Rice (Arroz Verde)

Name: Mexican Green Rice (Arroz Verde)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8 serving
Ingredients: 1 poblano pepper; 1 tablespoon oil*; 2 cups rice; 2 cups cilantro; 4 garlic cloves; 1/2 white onion; juice 1 lime; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 4 cups chicken broth

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Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings
8
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Mexican, Tex-Mex

Mexican Green Rice (Arroz Verde)

Tiffany Henry

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Mexican Green Rice. Take your cilantro lime rice up a notch and make this Arroz Verde! Full of flavor thanks to roasted poblano peppers, onion, garlic, and of course lots of cilantro and fresh lime juice.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 poblano pepper
1 tablespoon oil*
2 cups rice long grain white rice*
2 cups cilantro one bunch
4 garlic cloves
1/2 white onion quartered
juice 1 lime fresh
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
4 cups chicken broth no sodium

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Instructions

Roast the poblano pepper in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook the pepper on all sides until the skin is blistered and the pepper is soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Once the pepper is cooled to the touch, remove the stem, slice open and remove the seeds.
Add the pepper, onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, salt, cumin and coriander to a food processor or blender. Pulse until no large chunks remain.
In a large skillet heat the oil over medium heat. Add the rice. Stir to coat the rice in the oil. Continue to cook over medium heat until the rice is lightly browned and toasted.
Add the blended greens to the rice and stir to coat the rice in the mixture.
Pour the chicken broth into the skillet with the rice. Stir to combine.
Bring the rice to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, remove the skillet from the heat, keep the lid on and allow the rice to cool for 10 minutes.
Remove the lid and stir the rice. Most of the greens will have floated to the top during cooking. Stir and fluff the rice before serving.

Notes

Oil: use either a vegetable oil, olive oil, or avocado oil.
Rice: Long Grain white rice works best, this rice contains less starch. These rices also tend to cook up drier and with separate grains. Jasmine rice, or regular white long grain white rice are my favorites to use.
Rinsing the rice: this is an optional step. You can rinse your rice before frying. Although it is not required. To rinse, simply place the rice in a strainer, and rinse with water. Continue until water runs clear.