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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (360g) Recipe makes 4 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
Calories 368
Calories from Fat 30		(8%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.4g	5%
	Saturated Fat 1.9g	9%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.9g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 7mg		2%
Sodium 322mg		13%
Potassium 74mg		2%
Total Carbohydrate 75.7g		25%
	Dietary Fiber 2.7g	10%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 6.3g		12%
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Lemon-Lime Rice

Recipe #322985 | 20 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: NorthwestGal
Sep 3, 2008

I got this recipe off the internet a while back, but I can't remember which website. It is my favorite way to serve rice. It's simple to prepare, very tasty and turns common rice into a tasty side dish to complement just about any main entree. I've been making it for a long time now, and I find that it goes really well with just about any main dish. But my all-time favorite is to serve it with baked chicken breasts served with a tangy lime sauce. UPDATE....based on feedback, I have worked on improving this recipe. Specifically, I increased the amount of water (from 3 1/2 cups to 4 cups, which I think produces a much fluffier rice. But if you have better luck using more or less liquid when cooking rice, please feel free to adjust the amount of water.

SERVES 4 -6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 cups white rice
4 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon chopped fresh herb (such as basil, rosemary, oregano, parsley, cilantro, chives, thyme)
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lime juice

Directions

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.
2
After the rice has absorbed the liquid and is light and fluffy, add the selected herb (or herbs), lemon peel, lime peel, salt, and lime juice. Stir well.
3
Serve warm.

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From: TeresaS

On Sep 1, 2009

What a great flavor! We really enjoyed this rice dish. It is packed full of goodness with just a few ingredients. I prepared mine with cilantro for the chopped fresh herb's. I served it with Honey-Dijon Chicken and Broccoli Dijon. Thanks for posting.

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From: momaphet

On May 14, 2009

I loved the flavors of this rice the lemon and lime were both distinct. I added a little extra butter and salt at the end. The only herb I added was fresh parsley so as not to conflict with Spanish Garlic Chicken , which I served it with. I was greatly disappointed in the cooking method, I followed it exactly and my rice was way too firm, so I added extra water and turned it on low, which of course gave me gummy rice. Next time I will use the standard method of cooking rice and add the extras when it's done. Thanks NW Gal , this ones a keeper. Made by one of the Cooks With Dirty Faces for ZWT 5

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From: bluemoon downunder

On May 12, 2009

Citrus lovers' heaven! Love citrus flavours and the combination of lime and lemon was great in this simple rice dish. Given a free choice of what herbs I used, I added oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme. Thank you, NorthwestGal, for sharing this yummy recipe, and to earlier reviewers for the advice about adding a little more liquid and perhaps cooking the rice for a little longer. I did both. We greatly enjoyed this with ~Rita~'s Herb Mushrooms. This is a rice dish that would be would be a great complement to grilled or BBQd meat dishes. Made for ZWT 5.

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From: katew

On May 11, 2009

Made for ZWT 5 - I had a glut of limes given to me by a friend so this recipe was a perfect start to using them. My herbs came from my own garden and I used a combination of chives, oregano and a little coriander .I used whole grain rice and this side dish had wonderful, piquant flavours and everyone loved it.

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