Cilantro lime rice goes perfectly with any Mexican inspired menu! A few simple ingredients take boring white rice to a new flavor-packed level. A great side dish with pork, chicken, fish, or beef!  Our copycat version of the famous Chipotle.

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Cilantro Lime Rice

How to make Cilantro Lime Rice

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Saute the onion until it’s translucent. Add the long-grained rice, garlic, and salt. Saute until the rice becomes slightly translucent.

Stir in the vegetable stock, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and continue to simmer until water is absorbed for about 20 minutes.

Remove the cooked rice from heat and fluff. Stir in lime zest, fresh lime juice, and cilantro.

Sprinkle a little extra chopped cilantro on top to garnish if desired.

Serve and enjoy this Cilantro Lime Rice with your favorite Mexican dinner.

We recently served it with our Grilled Adobo Pork Tenderloin.

Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe

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5 from 2 votes

Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe

Perfect with any Mexican inspired menu! A few simple ingredients take boring white rice to a new flavor-packed level. A great side dish with pork, chicken, fish, or beef.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: rice, Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican, Tex-Mex

Keyword: cilantro, lime, rice, vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: 6

Calories: 128kcal

Author: DSTR

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup long grain white rice (dry)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock, water)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

• Heat a large saute pan, or pot, with a lid over medium heat. Add oil, and onion. Cook over medium heat, until onion, starts to soften and becomes translucent.
  
• Add the rice, garlic, and salt. Saute until the rice becomes slightly translucent.
• Stir in the vegetable stock, cover and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and continue to simmer until water is absorbed about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove from the heat. 
• Fluff the rice. Stir in lime juice, lime zest, and chopped cilantro.

  Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 227IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg

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