Cilantro Lime Rice
We got invited to our friend’s birthday party and were asked to bring a Mexican side dish. Josh made Cilantro Lime Rice to take to the party. The rice was a hit and I told everyone the recipe was on our website, well, I lied. Sorry friends! I went to look for the recipe and realized I never posted it. Cilantro lime rice is one of our favorite side dishes so I can’t believe I have never shared the recipe. Well, today we are sharing the recipe so everyone can enjoy!
We cook the rice in water and vegetable broth to give the rice added flavor. If you don’t have vegetable broth, feel free to substitute chicken broth. Fresh lime juice and cilantro jazz up the white rice to create an outstanding rice dish. Cilantro lime rice is a great side dish to any Mexican meal. We often serve it with enchiladas, burritos, tostadas, fajitas, and tacos. It is simple to make and pairs nicely with all Mexican food.
Cilantro Lime Rice
Yield: about 3 cups cooked rice
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
1 teaspoon butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 (15 ounce) can vegetable broth
1 cup water
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
4 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantroDirections:
In a a saucepan combine rice, butter, garlic, 2 teaspoons of lime juice, broth and water. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low 15-20 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, sugar, and cilantro. Pour over hot cooked rice and mix in as you fluff the rice. Serve warm.



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This is my favorite kind of rice! I just saw another post for it and it made me crave it! Delicious!
You totally read my mind! I was craving Chipotle’s cilantro lime rice and was planning to do a web search! Thank you!
Maria, your food is always so beautiful and delicate looking…just so pretty. You are the queen of lemon and lime pretty food!
twopeas replied: — April 27th, 2011 @ 7:01 am
Thanks so much! I do love citrus:)
I love how simple this recipe is. Cilantro is such a great pair with lime. Great recipe!
What delightful flavors! That is a great side dish.
Cheers,
Rosa
Bookmarked! Josh will call this Chiptole rice
He loves lime flavoring added to rice (surprise surprise
)
i used to work at a burrito place in college and we made cilantro lime rice all day every day! it’s so good…the lime is great for cutting the starchiness a little, and i adore cilantro! yum
This looks lovely. I have never had cilantro lime rice before, but looking at the ingredients, I can imagine how the flavours go together. I’ll have to remember to make this the next time we have Mexican at home.
Your cilantro-lime rice would go great with my broiled fish tacos today!
Mmm this looks so good! I have to admit I’m a suck for Chipotle’s cilantro-lime rice, and this looks so delicious and easy to make! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo – Can’t wait to try it out!
What a nice flavored rice side dish!
YUM! I can’t wait to try it.
I’m just getting into liking cilantro. Your dish looks delicious, easy to try and might help to improve considerably…
This is my favorite rice to stuff inside burritos. So yummy!
we love this, too! I usually make mine with brown rice since we always have that on hand, but it’s such a fun side dish and makes the perfect base for big taco salads.
Yummy! What a simple rice side. I admit I always use the boxes of Mexican rice on the side of pretty much any Mexican dish, but I’ve been looking for something different and this is perfect! Thanks for sharing, Maria and Josh!
great idea! I’m also guilty of the packaged Mexican rice…but next time I’ll try this
This is an awesome rice! I love the flavors. So easy to dress up some plain ole rice! Yum!
Yum! It’s like the rice at chipotle but far less bad for you and, I’m sure, far more delicious!
This is the perfect side dish for a nice Southwestern meal! Though I could probably make a meal out of it myself
I’ve made this before. It’s so good with a lot of different cuisines.
omg this looks great!
Love a good cilantro lime rice! Yum!
must try this and compare to Chipotles, which is my favorite…this looks just as good!
Mmmm, this would be the perfect partner to our Chimichurri Flank Steak or Pineapple-BBQ-Glazed Chicken. Love this.
So glad to find this recipe! I’m often at a loss as to what to serve with southwestern recipes. We get tired of the same old refried beans and “mexican” rice. This is going to be perfect with the fajitas I’m planning for tomorrow’s dinner. Thanks!
twopeas replied: — April 27th, 2011 @ 3:21 pm
You are welcome! Enjoy the fajitas!
We love it here too… it’s so easy to make and tastes fantastic.
I’ve never had this kind of rice before but I’m 99% positive that I would *love* it. Going to try it soon!!
could I make this in a rice cooker?
twopeas replied: — April 27th, 2011 @ 3:20 pm
Yes, you sure can!
Yum! I just recently forayed into flavored rice, with Carrot Ginger Rice, from Allrecipes.com. Very very delicious! Can’t wait to try it.
What a great Mexican side!!
I’m hooked on the cilantro lime rice from Chipotle so I’m dying to try this! : )
This sounds exactly like the rice at Chipotle! I can’t get enough of it! I can’t wait to make my own! Thanks
Sounds so fresh and yummy!!
Cooking rice in broth does add so much flavor! Great side dish Maria
yum! i can think of so many dishes to eat this with!
Delicious! And it’s even better cold the next day
I just posted this today too! It is amazing rice! LOVE it!
cilantro rice makes a regular appearance here in our house – LOVE IT!!
Looks great. I love the flavor of lime!