Healthy Cilantro Lime Brown Rice Recipe - Chef Savvy (2024)

FAQs

How many calories are in cilantro-lime brown rice? ›

We love sauteeing some onions or leeks in butter with some thyme before adding rice to the pot, but you should use what you have around! Ginger and garlic both make for exceptional brown rice. If you're going the spice route we love turmeric, cumin, oregano, and smoked paprika with brown rice.

Short and medium grains tend to be soft, moist, and sticky. Around here, all you need to know is that we use long-grain white rice.

Does Chipotle brown rice have cilantro in it? Yes the brown rice has cilantro. Both the white and brown rice are prepared with lime juice cilantro and salt. The brown rice get less salt than the white rice.

Cilantro is rich in anemia-preventing iron while the leaves and tips are loaded with antioxidants that help prevent heart disease. It has also been shown beneficial for diabetics.

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).

Sautee some onions, garlic, and leafy greens like spinach in butter in the pot for a couple minutes. Then boil water and cook as usual. The rice will absorb the nutrients lost from boiling and it will be much more flavorful. Fluff and add a little more butter at the end salt and pepper to taste.

This step is essential for removing excess starches on the outside of the rice. If they're not washed away, they will cause the rice to clump and become gummy as it cooks. Our goal is to make perfectly fluffy brown rice, so don't skip this step!

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.

Does Chipotle put milk in their rice? ›

We do not put milk in our rices. White rice is cooked with bay leaves on/in it, then after cooking we add cilantro, lime juice, and salt. Brown rice is very similar, it also is cooked with bay leaves on/in it, then receives cilantro, lime juice, and salt as well.

Chipotle's rice contains long-grain rice, bay leaves, and cilantro. The beans are made from pinto beans, water, onion, canola oil, salt, and spices, including cumin and garlic. The rice and beans do not contain dairy ingredients, so they are considered to be dairy-free.

Chipotle Cilantro-lime Rice (1 serving) contains 23g total carbs, 23g net carbs, 3g fat, 2g protein, and 130 calories.

Chipotle Cilantro Lime Brown Rice (1 serving) contains 36g total carbs, 34g net carbs, 6g fat, 4g protein, and 210 calories.

*Nutrients are based upon 1 Portion Size (1/2 cup) Calories 112 kcal Cholesterol 0 mg Sugars *0.0* g Calcium 8.32 mg 12.19% Calories from Total Fat Total Fat 1.52 g Sodium 62 mg Protein 2.27 g Iron 0.43 mg 2.20% Calories from Saturated Fat Saturated Fat 0.27 g Carbohydrates 22.22 g Vitamin A 7.2 IU Water¹ *38.45* g * ...