This is hands down the best Cilantro Lime Rice recipe! Made with fresh ingredients, it’s super simple to make and perfect for taco night!

If you enjoy Chipotle’s Cilantro Lime Rice, you’ll enjoy this one even better! Perfect for a side dish or along side or topped on your favorite tacos.

We do taco night a little different around here! I start with Steak Tacos (recipe coming soon!), fresh pico de gallo, Jalapeno Ranch (recipe coming soon!), Mexican Street Corn and this Cilantro Lime Rice recipe. I’ll lay cheese, sour cream and diced tomatoes along side tortilla chips and street taco shells for a delicious dinner that’s perfect for Taco Tuesday!

Now you may be asking yourself “How in the hell does she make all that?”…I literally dump the steak on a sheet pan and pop it into the oven while I’m working the rice and the corn on the stove.

I will admit, there’s quite a bit to clean up afterwards, but the rule in my house is, if I make it, I don’t clean it up. Somehow, I still manage to move dishes from the sink to the dishwasher and hand wash what is needed, but, at this point, I’ll take any help I can get. Single. Mom. Life.

Cilantro Lime Rice

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Category

Side Dish

Cuisine

Mexican

Servings

6

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

0 minutes

This is hands down the best Cilantro Lime Rice recipe! Made with fresh ingredients, it’s super simple to make and perfect for taco night!

Ingredients

• 3 c rice, cooked

• 2 limes, zested and juiced
• ½ c cilantro chopped

Directions

1. Once the rice has cooked through, add lime juice, lime zest and cilantro.

2. Stir until combined.

Recipe Note

NOTE: Depending on how much water your rice soaked up you can add olive oil so that the rice doesn’t stick together. You’ll want to add about a tablespoon at a time.

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what kind of rice is best for cilantro lime rice?

You can use any variety that you have on hand. Brown rice, long grain white rice and basmati rice are what is typically used. If you only have boxed white rice, you can use that as well as that’s what I typically have on hand.

ingredients for cilantro lime rice

• White Rice
• Limes
• Cilantro

how to make cilantro lime rice

Step 1 – Cook the rice. I do 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Then add 3 cups of white rice, remove from the heat and cover. Allow the rice to absorb the water for 10-15 minutes and then fluff with a fork.

Step 2 – Zest & Juice the limes! Next, zest two limes with a zester. Once you see the “white” part of the lime, rotate and zest a new spot. Repeat until the lime has been completely zested. Cut the limes in half and add the lime juice to the rice.

Step 3 – Cilantro! Add the freshly chopped cilantro to the rice and stir until completely combined. If the rice is a little dry, you can add a tablespoon or olive oil.

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