Lemon-Lime Rice

NorthwestGal's Note:

I got this recipe off the internet a while back, but I can't remember which website. It is my favorite way to serve rice. It's simple to prepare, very tasty and turns common rice into a tasty side dish to complement just about any main entree. I've been making it for a long time now, and I find that it goes really well with just about any main dish. But my all-time favorite is to serve it with baked chicken breasts served with a tangy lime sauce. UPDATE....based on feedback, I have worked on improving this recipe. Specifically, I increased the amount of water (from 3 1/2 cups to 4 cups, which I think produces a much fluffier rice. But if you have better luck using more or less liquid when cooking rice, please feel free to adjust the amount of water.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cups white rice
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herb (such as basil, rosemary, oregano, parsley, cilantro, chives, thyme)
• 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1 ½ teaspoons lime zest
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon lime juice

Directions:

1. Cook rice for 5 minutes in a saucepan with briskly boiling water and butter, stirring once. Cover the pan, turn the heat off, but leave the pan on the burner undisturbed for 15-20 minutes.
2. After the rice has absorbed the liquid and is light and fluffy, add the selected herb (or herbs), lemon peel, lime peel, salt, and lime juice. Stir well.
3. Serve warm.

Reviews

[TeresaS]

What a great flavor! We really enjoyed this rice dish. It is packed full of goodness with just a few ingredients. I prepared mine with cilantro for the chopped fresh herb's. I served it with recipe #336961 and Broccoli Dijon. Thanks for posting. :)

[momaphet]

I loved the flavors of this rice the lemon and lime were both distinct. I added a little extra butter and salt at the end. The only herb I added was fresh parsley so as not to conflict with Spanish Garlic Chicken , which I served it with. I was greatly disappointed in the cooking method, I followed it exactly and my rice was way too firm, so I added extra water and turned it on low, which of course gave me gummy rice. Next time I will use the standard method of cooking rice and add the extras when it's done. Thanks NW Gal , this ones a keeper. Made by one of the Cooks With Dirty Faces for ZWT 5

[bluemoon downunder]

Citrus lovers' heaven! Love citrus flavours and the combination of lime and lemon was great in this simple rice dish. Given a free choice of what herbs I used, I added oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme. Thank you, NorthwestGal, for sharing this yummy recipe, and to earlier reviewers for the advice about adding a little more liquid and perhaps cooking the rice for a little longer. I did both. We greatly enjoyed this with ~Rita~'s Recipe #179609. This is a rice dish that would be would be a great complement to grilled or BBQd meat dishes. Made for ZWT 5.