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Cilantro Lime Rice Chipotle (Copycat) Recipe

Cilantro Lime Rice, Chipotle Copycat
Cuisine Mexican
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 small servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white jasmine rice
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 3 Tbsp finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice (~1/2 lime)

Instructions

  1. In a medium pot, add water, salt, butter, coconut oil and rice and bring to boil over high heat.
  2. Reduce heat to low and cook covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 18-20 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for about 10 minutes.
  4. Fluff with fork, then gently fold in cilantro and lime juice. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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Update 8/1/2019: Just wanted to add that you can also make this in a rice maker. That's how I've been making it lately. Simply combine the rice, water, salt, butter and coconut oil in the rice maker and press the "Cook" button. Once the rice is done, mix in the cilantro and lime and serve immediately. A link to my rice cook is at the bottom of the recipe post.

And when I want to make this a little healthier, I'll substitute half of the white rice with brown rice. Makes for a pretty speckled rice with a little more goodness.