Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
Copycat Cilantro Lime Brown Rice is the 10-minute homemade version of the famous brown Chipotle rice. It's so easy and goes with all things Mexican!
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 136kcal
Equipment
- 12" nonstick skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Avocado Oil or any oil
- 4 cups Cooked Brown Rice (or white rice) *see recipe footnote
- 2 Limes zested and juiced
- ⅓ cup chopped Fresh Cilantro
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a nonstick skillet, heat OIL over medium-high heat until shimmering.
- Add COOKED BROWN RICE and sauté until warmed through, stirring as needed.
- Stir in CILANTRO, LIME JUICE, and LIME ZEST.
- Add SALT and PEPPER, to taste.
- Serve warm, garnished with fresh cilantro and lime wedges.
Video
Notes
* Cooked brown rice - use stove-cooked, rice cooker, or Instant Pot brown rice. Also you can use brown rice in the form of basmati. long grain, or jasmine rice.
Storing - Refrigerate in an airtight container with a locking lid. Cooked brown rice dries out quickly in the refrigerator, and the locking lid helps delay that process.
Reheating - 2 ways
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Microwave: Sprinkle a few drops of water over it, cover, and reheat rice in one-minute increments until warmed through.
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Stovetop: On medium heat in a nonstick skillet, heat a few drops of oil, add rice, saute until warmed through, stirring as needed.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.2mg