lemon-lime rice

Name: Lemon-Lime Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) white rice (basmati is a nice choice, but any white rice is ok); 4 cup(s) boiling water; 1 tablespoon(s) butter; 1 tablespoon(s) chopped fresh herbs (good choices are basil, rosemary, oregano, parsley, cilantro, thyme); 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) grated lemon zest; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) grated lime zest; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) lime juice

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Vickie Parks

Renton, WA

Updated on Jul 16, 2014

This is my all-time favorite rice dish. It's really easy to prepare and it goes quite well with a variety of different main dishes. But my preference is to serve it with baked chicken breasts with a tangy lime sauce, such as Lime Sauced Chicken.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups white rice (basmati is a nice choice, but any white rice is ok)
4 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs (good choices are basil, rosemary, oregano, parsley, cilantro, thyme)
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lime juice

How To Make lemon-lime rice

Step 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.

Step 2

After the rice has absorbed the liquid and is light and fluffy, add the selected herb (or herbs), lemon zest, lime zest, salt, and lime juice. Stir well.
Step 3

Serve warm.
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