Cilantro Lime Rice

4.99 from 51 votes

Cilantro Lime Rice is the perfect side dish for all your Mexican-inspired meals. It also goes great as a filling in a burrito or as a way to bulk up a salad.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican/Spanish

Keyword: Cilantro Lime Rice, Side, Side Dish

Servings:

Calories: 194kcal

Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

1 cup rice uncooked, long-grain, white rice
1 teaspoon butter
2 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon lime juice freshly squeezed
15 ounces chicken broth
salt (to taste)
1 cup water
1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons cilantro fresh chopped

Instructions

In a medium saucepan combine rice, butter, garlic, 1 teaspoon lime, chicken broth, salt, and water.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook on low 15-20 minutes, until rice is tender. Remove from heat.
In a small bowl combine lime juice, sugar and cilantro.
Pour the mixture over hot, cooked rice as you fluff the rice with a fork. Mix until fully combined.

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Notes

Make sure you use fresh cilantro! Dried cilantro just won't cut it. Using fresh gives the rice an incredible flavor.

For a little extra flavor, sauté a little finely dice onion in some butter in the saucepan before adding the remaining ingredients.

To make Instant Pot Cilantro Lime rice, combine rice, butter, garlic, 1 teaspoon lime, chicken broth, salt, and water to the Instant Pot and follow the instructions to make our easy Instant Pot rice. Continue with Step 2 in the recipe below.

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