Copycat Chipotle® Cilantro-Lime Brown Rice

Description

This recipe is a great spin-off on your conventional (and let’s face it, plain) side dish of rice at dinner. The brown rice provides a nutritious, fiber-packed alternative to white rice, and the cilantro and the lime gives this dish an extra dash of delicious Mexican flavor.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups brown rice
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low
  2. cover
  3. and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed
  4. 30 to 45 minutes.
  5. Transfer brown rice to a large bowl and cool slightly
  6. 5 to 7 minutes.
  7. Whisk lime juice
  8. garlic
  9. olive oil
  10. and salt together in a bowl; stir into rice. Fold cilantro into rice mixture.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 4

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