Butter-Toasted Cilantro Lime Rice with a Parchment Paper Trick for Perfectly Fluffy Results

A home cook walks through making cilantro lime rice from scratch, toasting the rice in a full stick of butter before cooking it in chicken broth with lime zest, jalapeño, and fresh cilantro. Key tips include using a parchment paper lid to prevent mushy rice and adding cilantro only after cooking to preserve color. Served burrito-bowl style with taco-seasoned ground beef and kidney beans.

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🧾 Ingredients

  • 1cilantro (2 bunches)
  • 2lime or lemon
  • 3lime zest
  • 4garlic cloves
  • 5onion
  • 6jalapeño (green)
  • 7butter (1 stick)
  • 8chicken broth
  • 9rice (4 cups)
  • 10salt
  • 11black pepper
  • 12ground beef
  • 13taco seasoning (2 packets)
  • 14garlic salt
  • 15onion powder
  • 16red kidney beans (canned)
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