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Cilantro Lime Basmati Rice

50 minutes
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By: Pamela Reed
Posted:4/19/23
Updated:7/7/23
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The BEST Cilantro Lime Rice made with basmati rice. The rice is fluffy, tasty and perfect to serve with tacos and burritos!

bowl of cilantro lime rice.

I Love Cilantro Lime Rice

It’s true. I love it. I could eat cilantro lime rice by itself for lunch, dinner and repeat every day.  I absolutely love the zesty taste of the lime, mixed in with the fluffy salty basmati rice!

Cilantro Lime rice makes the perfect add-in or side dish for chicken fajitas, baked black bean tacos, crockpot chicken chipotle tacos, barley tacos, your favorite tacos, chicken fajitas, shrimp fajitas, or whatever else you want to serve it with.

closeup of fluffy cilantro lime rice.

Tips for Fluffy Cilantro Lime Rice

  • Use long grain basmati rice.
  • Quickly sauté the rice in vegetable oil before you boil it, this will keep the rice crisp and prevent it from getting too soft.
  • Fresh lime is always preferred, but a bottle of lime juice works too.

Don’t have time and need it extra quick? Use leftover white rice to make cilantro lime rice.

Extra tip: Here’s how to make cilantro last for weeks!

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The BEST Cilantro Lime Rice made with basmati rice. The rice is fluffy, tasty and perfect to serve with tacos and burritos!
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time 50 minutes minutes
serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 cup white basmati rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions

  • Pour vegetable oil in a medium-sized saucepan, heating over medium heat. Add rice and sauté in oil, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add water into saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • When water begins to boil, turn the heat to simmer and cover for 15 minutes.
  • Turn heat off completely, leave lid on, and remove from burner. Let sit for 30 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, mix together lime juice and salt, mixing until the salt is dissolved.
  • Pour lime mixture over rice and mix. Add cilantro and toss to spread evenly throughout the rice.
  • Serve and enjoy!
Course: Side Dish
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: cilantro lime rice
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  1. gotastรฉ says

    May 29, 2013 at 3:53 am

    This is a beautiful recipe Pamela and your photos are gorgeous. I will make this! Thank you for sharing…..danny

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    • Pamela says

      May 29, 2013 at 12:14 pm

      Thanks! It’s a favorite, hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Kelly @ Life made Sweeter says

    May 10, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    Mmm, love the flavors in this rice dish! Cilantro is one of my favorite herbs and it goes perfectly with lime. Hehe and I totally smell the cilantro when I’m buying some too:) Thanks for sharing this happy dish!

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    • Pamela says

      May 10, 2013 at 11:41 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Kelly, I hope you try it. The cilantro and lime is a major happy kick in this dish!

      Reply
  3. Anne ~ Uni Homemaker says

    May 2, 2013 at 12:27 am

    I love the flavor combination of this rice Pamela. Looks delicious! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      May 2, 2013 at 10:20 am

      I know, I’m a huge lime + cilantro fan – those 2 together = *swoon*.

      Reply
  4. ashley - baker by nature says

    April 30, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Cilantro and lime are my go-to flavors when rice is involved! I could totally go for a big bowl of this right now!!!!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 30, 2013 at 10:09 pm

      I know, I love it so much. Give me a bowl for dinner and I’m a happy girl!

      Reply
  5. Kristi @ lifesprinkles says

    April 30, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    I LOVE cilantro! This will be perfect for those homemade chipotle burrito bowls ๐Ÿ™‚ Pinning it onto my recipe to-do board!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 30, 2013 at 2:54 pm

      MMMM, that sounds delicious! Let me know how it turns out!

      Reply

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