10-Minute Cilantro Lime Brown Rice Recipe - The Kitchen Girl (2024)

FAQs

Is the brown rice at Chipotle cilantro lime? ›

Every morning in each of our restaurants, we make our cilantro-lime brown rice from scratch. We simmer the whole-grain rice with bay leaves to add savory flavors, then season it with lemon and lime juices and toss it with cilantro for a slightly tart, fresh taste.

Around here, all you need to know is that we use long-grain white rice. We have always been committed to preparing real food made with real ingredients. You know, the kind you can recognize and pronounce.

Add 1 cup of rice, and 1 and ½ cups of water into your rice cooker. Place the lid on the rice cooker and press the turn it on. If your rice cooker has different settings, turn it to the brown rice setting. Once your rice cooker alerts you that it is done, remove the lid carefully, watching out for steam.

Use equal amounts of rice and water. ADD water and rice. Add oil if desired. BOIL water, reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer 10 minutes or until water is absorbed, then fluff.

The good news: minute brown rice is nutritionally not that different from slower-cooking brown rice. Normal brown rice may contain slightly more nutrients that may be lost during minute rice's processing, but minute brown rice is not a bad whole-grain option.

The bottom line. Brown rice is a more nutrient-dense product than white rice. Because of this, brown rice may help reduce blood sugar levels and aid in managing weight. But white rice is good for people with certain digestive issues and those who can't digest fiber-rich foods well.

The brown rice contains less sodium and more fiber than the white rice. If you did choose the burrito or tacos, you might want to skip the rice (210 calories) altogether since you're getting your grains in your shell. That said, white rice can also be a healthy choice if that's what you prefer.

This is likely because seed oil is used to cook and prepare most of Chipotle's food. For example, the rice that is served with Chipotle's burritos and bowls is cooked in rice bran and sunflower oil. The chicken, steak, and barbacoa that are used in these dishes are also cooked in seed oils.

Apparently Chipotle simply cooks the rice grains in water with a bay leaf and then they add the salt, oil, cilantro, lime juice, and lemon juice all after the rice is done cooking. Some sources say they use rice bran oil but it can be both hard to find and more expensive.

Basmati vs Jasmine Rice

Both jasmine and basmati rice have a more pronounced aroma and taste than standard white rice. Choose jasmine rice when you want a fluffy, creamy dish. Try basmati in a pilaf, salad, or grain bowl where you want the texture of the individual rice grains to shine through.

What leaf is in Chipotle rice? ›

We use bay leaves to add a subtle depth of flavor to dishes like our beans, rice, Barbacoa, and Carnitas. We remove the leaves from our rice before serving, though we've been known to miss one here and there.

Soaking is optional, but we recommend it! Soaking grains helps to remove some of the naturally-occurring phytic acid in the grain, which helps improve digestibility and speed cook time. To soak: Add rice to a large mixing bowl or pot and cover with twice the amount of lukewarm water (1 cup rice + 2-3 cups water).

Texture: both white and brown grains remain separate, light and fluffy when cooked. However, jasmine brown rice is firmer and slightly chewier. Taste: while it has some of that sweet jasmine rice flavor, the whole grain variety has a nuttier taste.

One (1) cup raw rice yields 3 ½ cups cooked rice, or enough for 3 light eaters. To be sure you have enough rice, prepare 1 ½ cups raw rice for 3 or 4 people and 2 cups raw rice for 4 to 6 people. Time required to cook a pot of rice? Plan on 30 minutes from the moment you turn on the heat to when the rice is cooked.

Pour about 4 cups (1 quart) of water into medium saucepan and submerge 1 bag of Success® White Rice. Bring water to a boil and boil uncovered 8 to 10 minutes. Remove bag with fork and drain. Cut open bag and empty cooked rice into a serving dish.

The Right Ratio: Although it's printed on the package, the standard 2-to-1 ratio makes mushy rice. For long-grain brown rice, use 1 1/4 cups water to 1 cup rice. For short-grain brown rice, use 1 1/2 cups water to 1 cup rice.

Add water to rice bowl. Add instant rice. Push button down to cook.