Name: Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe! {Chipotle Copycat}
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup Minute Rice; 1 cup Water; 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh Cilantro; 2 tbsp fresh squeezed Lime Juice; 1 Bay Leaf; 1 pinch Salt

Make your own epic burritos and bowls at home this week with this Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe!

Do you LOVE the rice at Chipotle as much as I do?? Then you’re REALLY going to love knowing how to make this Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe!

The next time you’re craving your favorite burrito or bowl from Chipotle, just recreate it at home! That’s right… now you can take your Taco Tuesday menu to the next level when you know how to make your favorite rice, just like Chipotle’s! It’s SO simple to make your own delicious rice at home with this super easy 5-ingredient lime cilantro rice recipe.

This cilantro lime rice recipe using Minute Rice also gets bonus points for being ridiculously FAST & EASY to make. It will be done & ready to eat in just 10 minutes! So what are you waiting for? Let’s do this!

You’ll just need these 5 ingredients to make yours…

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Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe

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Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe! {Chipotle Copycat}

Make your own epic burritos and bowls at home this week with this Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe!

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time10 mins

Course: Main

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 2

Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

1 cup Minute Rice
1 cup Water
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh Cilantro
2 tbsp fresh squeezed Lime Juice
1 Bay Leaf
1 pinch Salt

Instructions

Pour 1 cup of water into small or medium saucepan, add bay leaf, and bring water to a boil.
After water is boiling, remove saucepan from heat. Add in Minute Rice and Salt, and stir until all rice becomes wet.
Then cover saucepan with lid, and leave covered for 5 minutes, or until all water has been absorbed.
After 5 minutes, romve lid, stir in your Cilantro and Lime Juice, and serve immediately! ENJOY!!

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