Cilantro Lime Rice
This Cilantro Lime Rice is fresh, vibrant, and perfect for summer! Serve it with your favorite Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes or enjoy it on its own.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- ¼ cups onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 cups long grain rice, uncooked*
- Water
For Garnish
- Juice of one medium sized lime
- ⅔ cups freshly chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Heat butter in a large, deep saucepan until bubbly. Add onion and garlic, stirring for 2 minutes.
- Add rice and stir 3 minutes. Add appropriate amount of water - check your rice package labeling for specific water to rice ratio for your brand/type of rice.
- Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook 15 minutes. Without opening lid, turn heat off. Let rest an additional 5 minutes covered.
- Fluff rice with fork and sprinkle with lime juice and cilantro. Serve warm.
Equipment
Notes
- We like jasmine rice, which is a 1:1 ½ ratio of rice to water. However, you can use any long grain rice; follow package instructions for rice to water ratio.
- You can use vegetable, chicken, or beef broth instead of rice. If you do this, skip the added salt.
- Check out our favorite Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes to serve this rice with.
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Nutrition (per serving)
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 518mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 117IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg