Santa Fe Lime Rice
I recently have been on the hunt for a couple of good yet simple Mexican rice recipes. I’ve been looking for a good regular Mexican rice for a while. Recently, I wanted to also find a cilantro lime recipe. I found this simple Santa Fe lime rice recipe from a cookbook called The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner by Liz Edmunds. I have shared a recipe previously from the Food Nanny. It was the tuna noodle casserole.
Anyway I loved the fact that with this Santa Fe lime rice recipe you put all the ingredients together and let the rice cook. No extra steps. I also liked that you could also do it in a rice cooker. I love to use my rice cooker. So either way, you can make this on the stove top or in a rice cooker. I did the rice cooker method. We loved this rice. SO tasty.
It was just the right amount of flavor to it. It is not over powering and not under flavored where it tasted like regular rice. I also love just throwing all the ingredients in the rice cooker, turning it on, and leaving it to cook. Such a simple side dish to any Mexican meal. I do think next time I may try to add a clove of garlic to it. Also, I may try to raise the cumin to 1/2 tsp and see how it works.
Santa Fe Lime Rice
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice of calrose rice I used calrose
- 2 cups chicken broth
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. lime juice
- 2 Tbsp butter
- ¼ tsp. cumin
Instructions
- For rice cooker, combine all ingredients in the rice cooker, Cover and turn on. It's that simple.
- For the stove top, combine the rice, broth, and salt in a large saucepan and cook over medium high heat. Bring to a boil.
- Decrease the heat to a simmer and add the remaining ingredients. Stir, cover, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.
Oops you forgot the cilantro!
This recipe does not include cilantro. I original was looking for a cilantro lime recipe but found this instead.
Just FYI, I wanted to make this with a main dish that the lime/cumin wouldn’t quite mesh with, so I replaced it with some garlic/pepper seasoning and it was VERY yummy. It’s nice to know that it’s not only a great recipe, but very versatile too!
Just FYI, I wanted to make this with a main dish that the lime/cumin wouldn’t quite mesh with, so I replaced it with some garlic/pepper seasoning and it was VERY yummy. It’s nice to know that it’s not only a great recipe, but very versatile too!
YUMMY! That’s all I can say and the kids loved it too! Definitely a keeper.
YUMMY! That’s all I can say and the kids loved it too! Definitely a keeper.
Definitely adding this to my "to make" list. I love using the rice cooker, but never thought about doing any sort of flavored rice. Thanks for the suggestion!
Definitely adding this to my "to make" list. I love using the rice cooker, but never thought about doing any sort of flavored rice. Thanks for the suggestion!
Yum! Adding this to my list of "Real Mom Kitchen Recipes to Try." 🙂
Yum! Adding this to my list of "Real Mom Kitchen Recipes to Try." 🙂
I have Liz Edmunds' cook book too and love this recipe (well, all of them are good—haven't found one we don't like yet!). Although, I've found that it still works if you leave all the butter out. A good healthier alternative. Check out our blog, we talk about Liz Edmunds a lot—we even have a section for her! (She was Lindsey's church leader when Lindsey was in high school)
I have Liz Edmunds' cook book too and love this recipe (well, all of them are good—haven't found one we don't like yet!). Although, I've found that it still works if you leave all the butter out. A good healthier alternative. Check out our blog, we talk about Liz Edmunds a lot—we even have a section for her! (She was Lindsey's church leader when Lindsey was in high school)