Cilantro Lime Chile Rice

Daniel Fast Friendly:

Brown instant rice (small box)
chile flakes (2 teaspoons or to taste)
fresh garlic (3 cloves or to taste)
lime (1)
veggie broth (1 small box)
cilantro  (1 cup or to taste)
salt/pepper  (to taste)
Extra virgin olive oil


Saute the brown rice and chile flakes in the olive oil till slightly browned. Add in the veggie broth (use the rice to fluid ratio) and cilantro. Add in lime juice during the last 5 minutes of cooking. The amount is up to you. Once done cooking, toss in some more cilantro and voila. This is really simple. I used handfuls of cilantro because I like it, but that will be up to you to try because it seems people either love cilantro or hate it. Salt and pepper to taste.

My one suggestion of what to stay away from is to NOT cook the lime in the rice. It makes it BITTER.

The lime looks purty cooking in the rice but that's about it. Instead, I just squeeze the lime juice in at the end of cooking or once on the platter. I haven't tried a little zest cooked into the rice. You could try that. Up to you.





Below is a recipe from online that is similiar to give you some more inspiration to come up with your own version. Of course, alternate out the animal products for the fast.

http://www.cooking-mexican-recipes.com/cilantro-lime-rice.html