Hey there– Do you like to eat at “Chipotle” as much as I do? We usually get dinner out somewhere on Friday nights. It goes like this. Larry picks three eating out possibilities and I narrow down to one of those. If Chipotle is on the list, that’s usually where I want to sit and eat. Love those veggie burritos! And the rice. I’ve been making this rice for a few years and it’s the closest thing to the that Chipotle cilantro rice. We had it with the Orange Chipotle Chicken I posted yesterday. Easy and the flavor is buenisimo!
CILANTRO LIME RICE
1 1/2 cups rice
3 cups water
splash of olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1 cup cilantro
1/2 cup chopped white onion
1 chipotle pepper, seeds removed and minced fine*
1 large lime, just the juice
1 tsp. olive oil
Cook the rice with the water, splash of olive oil and 1 tsp. salt according to the directions on the package. While that’s cooking use a food processor or stick blender to pulverize the cilantro, onion, chipotle pepper, lime juice and 1 tsp. olive oil. Then when the rice is cooked thoroughly stir the cilantro mixture into the rice. Done! That was easy.
*I’m always careful to remove ALL the seeds, since I’m a wimp about hot peppers. If you like less heat, just use half a pepper. Be sure to mince it to a pulp…
The Thankful Heart 
Looks really good. Sounds interesting.