Cilantro Lime Brown Rice Recipe
Make a healthy side dish with this Cilantro Lime Brown Rice recipe—its citrus taste and aromatic scent will have you drooling for more.
Servings 6
Calories 193kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups brown rice rinsed
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cloves garlic in their skins
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 limes juiced (+3 tbsp)
- ½ cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Add the rice, water, salt, and garlic cloves to a pot. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down and simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit with the lid on for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the garlic from the rice. Squeeze the garlic out of the skin.
- Add the butter to the rice. Stir until the butter has melted.
- Add the cilantro and lime juice. Mix.
Notes
- Rinse the rice before you boil it; this will remove excess starch and prevent it from becoming too sticky.
- For a milder, sweeter garlic, consider roasting the cloves by putting them in foil with a little olive oil and warming them in the oven. Then add them to the rice, either minced or whole.
- For more citrus, add lime zest to the rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 411mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 153IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg