Easy Cilantro-Lime Rice recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup basmati rice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped cilantro
¼ cup whole-kernel corn
2 teaspoons green onions, chopped
1 lime, zested

Nutrition Info

143.7 calories
carbohydrate: 27.1 g
cholesterol: 1.3 mg
fat: 2.9 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 3 g
saturatedFat: 0.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 650.2 mg
sugar: 0.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir rice and garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir chicken broth, lime juice, and salt into rice, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover the saucepan with a lid, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.

  2. Stir cilantro, corn, green onions, and lime zest into rice until well-mixed.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Serve this cilantro-lime rice with tequila-lime chicken!

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