This fluffy cilantro lime rice is amped up with sauted onions, garlic after which in fact a great deal of recent cilantro and lime juice! It’s a hearty facet dish that’ll brighten up your dinners.

Why You’ll Love This Cilantro Lime Rice

This do-it-yourself garlic-cilantro lime rice is a straightforward method to pack extra Tex-Mex vibes into your weeknight dinners.

• Tex-Mex impressed. The herby cilantro-lime taste mixture is traditional for Tex-Mex recipes.
• Fast. It’s prepared in simply 20 minutes!
• Nice for weeknights. Rice is an excellent versatile facet you may pair with totally different major dishes all through the week.
• Refreshing. Cilantro and tangy lime juice flip this cilantro lime rice right into a refreshing recipe for the summer time.

Recipe Components

Candy onions and garlic add a number of perfume to this Tex-Mex rice dish. Scroll to the recipe card on the backside of the publish for actual quantities.

• Avocado oil – Olive, coconut, and vegetable oil work too.
• Onion – Use white or yellow onions.
• Garlic – Recent garlic and garlic paste are greatest.
• Jasmine rice – Basmati rice is an effective swap.
• Hen broth – Be happy to make use of veggie inventory or water.
• Lime zest – It should be recent zest.
• Lime juice – Lemon juice can be utilized as a substitute.
• Cilantro – Keep away from dried cilantro as a result of it may possibly make the rice barely bitter.

Can I Use Different Sorts Of Rice?

Completely! Simply put together it based on package deal directions, although. Brown rice and basmati are a few of my favorites for this. Wild rice works too however it has an earthier, barely bitter taste which may overpower the remainder of the meal.

How To Make Cilantro And Lime Rice

It’s identical to making your favourite rice however with a zesty, tangy contact on the very finish. Scroll to the underside of the publish for the total recipe card.

• Cook dinner the onions. Warmth the oil in a big pot over medium-high warmth. Add the onions and sauté them for 3-4 minutes, or till smooth and translucent. Add the garlic and prepare dinner it for 30 seconds, or till aromatic. Stir within the rice.

• Simmer it. Pour within the hen inventory. Deliver it to a boil after which cut back it to a delicate simmer. Cook dinner it for five minutes after which take away it from the warmth.
• Serve it. Use a fork to softly fluff the rice. Stir within the lime zest, lime juice, and cilantro. Serve instantly and revel in!

Ideas & Variations

Spicy jalapeños and juicy hen can flip this facet dish into the star of your dinner menu.

• Swap the grain. Cook dinner millet, quinoa, or bulgur based on package deal directions and add within the sautéed onions and garlic. Stir within the lime juice, zest, and cilantro on the finish.
• Use non-stick. Whereas chrome steel pots are nice, it’s simpler for the rice to stay and burn. Make this recipe virtually fail-proof through the use of a non-stick pot.
• Add veggies. Stir in 1/4-1/2 cup corn, peas, diced carrots, or sautéed mushrooms into the onion-garlic combination for a heartier chew.
• Make it spicy. Thinly slice 1/4-1/2 recent jalapeño or serrano chili and blend it into the rice as soon as it’s completed for a kick of warmth.
• Cowl it. As soon as the rice is prepared, take away the rice from the warmth however maintain it lined with the lid for an additional 5-10 minutes. Doing so helps it end steaming correctly to stop mushy rice.
• Add protein. Flip this rice right into a major dish by including leftover Air Fryer Hen Breast, shredded turkey, or Air Fryer Shrimp.

What To Serve With Cilantro Lime Rice

This cilantro lime rice is a straightforward facet on your Tex-Mex dinners. Serve it with my Salsa Verde Carne Asada or Cilantro Lime Hen with Avocado Salsa. My Turkey Stuffed Poblano Peppers and Grilled Ribeye Steak are nice too. I additionally love utilizing it for my Hen Burrito Bowl. For facet dish concepts, attempt my Bacon Wrapped Jalapeños or Avocado Corn Salad.

Correct Storage

I don’t suggest freezing as a result of the rice will lose its texture as soon as thawed.

• Fridge: Place it in an hermetic container for as much as 4 days. Discard instantly if the rice feels sticky.
• To reheat it: Microwave it in 15-second increments till heat. You can even warmth it in a pan for 7-8 minutes over medium-high warmth.

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