Rice Cooker Cilantro Lime Rice

Serving bowl of cilantro lime rice garnished with fresh chopped cilantro.

5 from 2 votes

This rice cooker cilantro lime rice recipe is bright, zesty with fresh herbs, and tangy lime and add a bright counterpoint to savory dishes. Forget endless stirring and frantic cooking - just toss in the ingredients, press "cook," and let your rice cooker work its magic. Simple, stunning, and ready in minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Side Dishes

Cuisine: American, Latin

Servings:

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Kelly Bloom

Equipment

Aroma Digital Rice Cooker
Amazon Aroma Rice Cookers
Microplane

Ingredients

1 cup long-grain white rice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1½ cup water
¼ cup cilantro fresh chopped
1 tablespoon lime zest fresh
2 tablespoon lime juice fresh

Instructions

Rinse the long grain rice until it the water runs clear, and the starch has washed off. Drain in a colander.
Add the rinsed rice, oil, salt, and water to the rice cooker pot.
1 cup long-grain white rice, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tsp salt, 1½ cup water
Cook in the rice cooker using the white rice setting.
Coarsely chop the fresh cilantro. Juice and zest a lime.
Transfer the cooked rice to a large bowl and fluff.
Add the chopped cilantro, lime juice and zest to the fluffed white rice.
¼ cup cilantro, 1 tbsp lime zest, 2 tbsp lime juice
Combine the fluffed rice to distribute the chopped cilantro, lime juice, and lime zest. Serve immediately.

Notes

Memorize this water to rice ratio and you'll have perfect rice every time! The water to rice ratio for long-grain white rice is 1 ½ cups water for every 1 cup white rice. Simply multiply the cups of rice by 1.5 to find the water quantity. If you're making 2 cups rice, use 3 cups water.
Rinse the rice before cooking. This will help to remove any excess starch and make the rice less sticky.
Use fresh herbs. Cilantro and lime are the key ingredients in this recipe, so make sure to use fresh herbs for the best flavor.

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