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Make your own Cilantro Lime Rice in 10 minutes with cooked white or brown rice, fresh cilantro, and fresh lime juice #vegan #glutenfree #cilantrorice #cilantrolimerice #Chipotle #cincodemayo
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Cilantro Lime Rice

Cilantro Lime Rice is a super fast, copycat Chipotle rice recipe. Fresh cilantro, fresh lime, cooked rice, and a few pantry staples create a 10-minute flavor fiesta! It's budget-friendly, naturally vegan, gluten-free, and YOU control the sodium!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 cups
Calories 136kcal
Author Traci - TheKitchenGirl.com

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil or any oil
  • 4 cups Cooked Rice white or brown
  • 1 Lime zested and juiced
  • 1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Heat AVOCADO OIL until shimmering on medium-high heat in a non-stick skillet.
  • Add COOKED RICE; sauté and stir until warmed through (4-5 minutes).
  • Add LIME JUICE; continue heating and stir until juice is absorbed (1-2 minutes); add CILANTRO, SALT, PEPPER, and LIME ZEST; gently toss to combine; serve warm.

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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