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Cilantro Lime Brown Rice Recipe

June 13, 2018 by Jeanette 15 Comments

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Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice - serve with beans, carnitas; great for meal prep
Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice - serve with beans, carnitas; great for meal prep

Cilantro Lime Brown Rice is a versatile whole grain side dish. Enjoy it with beans, with chili ladled on top, chicken carnitas, in burritos, or stirred into black bean soup.
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice - copycat Chipotle rice; serve with beans, carnitas, in burritos or burrito bowls, or with chili
My boys love Chipotle Mexican Grill. It’s a restaurant chain that serves semi-fast Mexican food made largely with sustainable ingredients. They try to source antibiotic and hormone-free meats, organic and local produce, and dairy products without synthetic hormones.

More restaurants are trying to support the environment and serve cleaner food as people become more aware of the importance of food sources and quality.

Cilantro Lime Brown Rice - Copycat Chipotle rice; serve with beans, carnitas, in burritos or burrito bowls, or with chili
Today’s recipe for Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Brown Rice is a homemade version of Chipotle’s rice that’s served with their burritos and burrito bowls. Mildly seasoned with bay leaf, cilantro and lime juice, it is a versatile side dish that will go well with Caribbean Black Beans and Chicken Carnitas, chili, or stirred into Cuban Black Bean Soup.

MEAL PREP IDEA

This Cilantro Lime Brown Rice recipe is easy to double so you can use half for additional meals throughout the week.

I doubled this recipe and made re-heatable burrito bowls with Instant Pot Chicken Carnitas, Caribbean Black Beans, and pico de gallo for a delicious, healthy meal that my boys loved.

Meal Prep Carnitas Black Bean Bowl - delicious, healthy and filling

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Cilantro Lime Brown Rice

Course Side Dish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 175 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups long grain brown rice
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • juice from 1 lime
  • 6 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions

  1. Rinse brown rice well and drain. Place in rice cooker along with water, olive oil, bay leaf and salt. Cook on brown rice setting. Before serving, sprinkle with lime juice and toss gently with cilantro.
Nutrition Facts
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 175 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Sodium 154mg7%
Potassium 103mg3%
Carbohydrates 35g12%
Fiber 1g4%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 20IU0%
Calcium 14mg1%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Meal Planning, meal prep, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: brown rice, Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice, Chipotle Mexican Grill, copycat recipe, side dish, whole grain

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Comments

  1. Layla @ Brunch Time Baker says

    January 15, 2014 at 10:44 am

    This rice looks so festive! I’m always looking for a way to spice up rice and i know cilantro and limes are a great combo!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      January 16, 2014 at 8:45 am

      Thanks Layla – this is a great healthy side dish to have in the refrigerator – this makes quite a bit, so I use it throughout the week.

      Reply
  2. Kelly says

    January 15, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    My husband loves the cilantro rice at Chipotle, thanks for sharing such an easy homemade brown rice version. It looks wonderful and sounds really tasty! Thanks again Jeanette, my husband will be so happy – pinning and can’t wait to try making this 🙂

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      January 16, 2014 at 8:45 am

      Kelly – this is super easy and very versatile – we’ve been enjoying it with lots of different meals.

      Reply
  3. Joanne says

    January 16, 2014 at 7:00 am

    I haven’t been to chipotle in FOREVER though I do love their food. So glad I can make their rice at home now!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      January 16, 2014 at 8:46 am

      Joanne – my kids love Chipotle – they don’t get to go very often, but the burrito bowl is my oldest son’s favorite.

      Reply
  4. Shelley says

    January 19, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    Hi Jeanette – love all your recipes! I learned a great tip on cooking brown rice on the stove. Toast the rice in a dry pot that you will cook it in. While you’re toasting the rice, put some water in your tea kettle to boil. After the rice is toasted and smelling nutty, add the corresponding amount of boiling water to the pot of rice, turn down to simmer and cover. Will be so fluffy and delish in about 20 minutes!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      January 21, 2014 at 8:19 am

      Great tip Shelley – I’ll have to try that!

      Reply
  5. Seb says

    January 22, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    Where and when do you use the bay leaf ?

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      January 22, 2014 at 7:39 pm

      Hi Seb, thanks for catching that – the bay leaf is added when the rice is cooked. I’ve fixed the recipe. Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Cyn says

    February 21, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    That isn’t much water for the amount of rice you are using. Is that ratio correct?

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      February 21, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      Cyn – that was a typo – thanks for catching it. I’ve corrected the recipe. Thank you!

      Reply
  7. Jamie says

    July 31, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    I don’t have a rice cooker. How do I adapt this for the stove top?

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      July 31, 2014 at 2:38 pm

      You can cook this on the stove. See my post on how to cook brown rice: https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com/2010/11/how-to-cook-brown-rice-vegetarian-fried.html

      Reply
  8. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    January 8, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    Jeanette!
    I love this rice!!! I’m going to try this!! let’s hope this works in my Korean rice cooker?

    Reply

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