Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked long grain rice
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1 medium lime
• 1 Tbsp olive oil

Directions

1. Pour 3 cups of chicken broth into a medium sauce pot. If you’re working with Better Than Bouillon or a similar soup base, stir it into the water until completely dissolved before the rice goes in. Add the rice, cover the pot, and bring everything to a strong boil over high heat. The moment it reaches that boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, take the pot off the heat and leave it alone, still covered, for 10 minutes.
2. While the rice cooks, make the cilantro-lime mixture. Wash the cilantro thoroughly, then strip the leaves from the stems and give the leaves a rough chop. With a zester or the fine side of a cheese grater, remove only the thin green zest from the lime. Put the chopped cilantro, lime zest, juice from the lime, and 1 Tbsp olive oil in a bowl, then stir until combined.
3. Once the rice is done, fluff it first. Add the cilantro-lime mixture, then fold it through the rice with a light touch. Don’t stir aggressively, since that can turn the rice gummy; just gently work the flavor throughout.