Cilantro Lime Rice

Name: Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 1 tsp cumin; 1/2 yellow onion chopped; 1 (4oz) can diced green chilies; 4 cloves chopped garlic; 1/2 tsp lime juice; 3 1/3 c. water; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 tsp chicken bouillon; 1 1/2 c. long grain rice uncooked; 1/4 bunch cilantro. chopped

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

1 Tbsp butter1 tsp cumin1/2 yellow onion, chopped1 (4oz) can diced green chilies4 cloves chopped garlic1/2 tsp lime juice3 1/3 c. water1/4 tsp salt4 tsp chicken bouillon1 1/2 c. long grain rice, uncooked1/4 bunch cilantro. chopped

Directions

In a sauce pan, saute the butter, onion and chopped garlic. Meanwhile add the water, chicken bouillon, cilantro, green chilies, lime juice and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the browned onion and garlic to the boiling water then add the rice. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAOMER.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 47.5
Total Fat: 1.5 g
Cholesterol: 3.1 mg
Sodium: 86.5 mg
Total Carbs: 7.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
Protein: 0.9 g

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