Cilantro Lime Mexican Rice
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
2 cups
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup onion, sliced thin
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄8 cup lime juice
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped
directions
- In large wide pan with tight fitting lid, heat oil under medium heat.
- Add onion and sautee for 3 minutes.
- Add garlic and sautee 30 seconds.
- Add white rice and stir very often for 6-8 minutes (some onions and rice will begin to brown).
- Add chicken bouillon and sautee for 2 minutes.
- Add water and bring to a boil.
- Cover, turn to lowest setting and do not remove lid for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and fluff with fork. Add in lime juice and cilantro.
- Cover (still off heat) and let sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork again and serve hot.
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I started cooking just by helping my Mom out in the kitchen as a little girl. I preferred baking over cooking, as I loved getting all into measuring things and stirring. I always got to stir!
However in the past 5 years I've been the one responsible for making nightly dinners. At first this consisted of the same 10 or so dishes in a constant rotation, but that quickly became boring and I remembered how much my Mom would complain when I was younger about how she always made the same things and she never knew what new dishes to try! Obviously 20 years ago, Zaar wasn't around!
I still cook a lot of the same type of dishes my Mom cooked when we were younger and I try to incorporate as much fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs into my meals as possible. However Melvin's favorite food of all time is fried chicken so... I make sure he gets a fresh vegetable on the side!
My favorite cook book is my staple cookbook which is the old red and white Better Homes Cook Book. My only pet peeve about cooking is bland food!
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