EASY Cilantro Lime Rice (Rice Cooker)

A spoonful of homemade Chipotle copycat cilantro lime rice.

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5 from 6 votes

EASY Cilantro Lime Rice (Rice Cooker)

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: people

Calories: 232kcal

Author: Zen

Equipment

1 sieve Optional, but makes washing the rice easier
1 Rice cooker Substitute: large pot with cover

Ingredients

1 Cup Basmati Rice Substitute: jasmine rice. You can even use brown rice but the rice: water ratio will change and the cooking time will increase. Wash till water runs clear, about 3 times.
2 Cups water Substitute: Chicken Stock or Vegetable Stock
1 teaspoon salt Add ½ teaspoon before cooking and ½ teaspoon (or to taste) after the rice has cooked.
1-2 Limes You'll need the zest of 1 lime and 2-3 Tablespoons of fresh lime juice.
1 large bunch Cilantro Stems and leaves, minced. You should have about 4 Tablespoons.

Instructions

Add the washed rice, lime zest, and chicken stock (or veggie stock) to the rice cooker. Cover and press the button to start cooking.
Once the rice has finished cooking, let it sit, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Uncover, fluff with a fork, then gently fold in the lime juice and cilantro so that it's well-mixed into the rice. (We don't want to crush the rice grains so be gentle.)

Notes

Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.

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