I made this rice with Spicy Garlic Shrimp for dinner tonight and my husband told me he loved me. I guess it's true, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! The garlic shrimp will post tomorrow but this rice would also be great with Crock Pot Sante Fe Chicken, Chicken Taco Chili or Garlic Lime Marinated Pork Chops to name a few.
Scallion Cilantro Rice with Habaneros and Lime
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Size: 3/4 cup • Calories: 192 • Old Points: 4 pts • Points+: 5 pts
- 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 habanero pepper, diced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups water
- 2 scallions, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
In a medium bowl, combine chopped scallions, cilantro, lime juice, rice and toss until completely mixed. Makes approx 3 cups.
This looks like a delicious pilaf, perfect to serve with just about anything! I love the pretty green color from the fresh herbs. :)
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ReplyDeleteSounds yummy!
ReplyDeleteBecause of the lime, it pairs nice with something spicy!
ReplyDeletethat looks amazing! I love cilantro lime rice, I also love how it has a kick to it from the habanero pepper
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of lime in here
ReplyDeleteMmmmm.... I can't wait to try this! Looking forward to the shrimp recipe too.
ReplyDeleteIs the habanero in this very spicy? I like very spicy food. Would it do well to kick up the habanero a notch? Looks wonderful! Can't wait for the shrimp dish tomorrow! Keep them coming! Love browsing your website!
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not spicy actually. The pepper is mild but if you want it spicy you can use a chili pepper or jalepeno instead.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds and looks fantastic. Stopping to pick up cilantro and pepper tomorrow! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Kelly!! I liked it so much I made it again last night! It was inspired by my Cilantro Lime Rice.
ReplyDeleteHow do you think it would be with brown rice?
ReplyDeleteFunny you should ask, I just made it with brown rice to see. I thought it was great but different than the white fluffy rice. When using brown rice add 2 1/2 cups water and let it cook a little longer on a low flame.
ReplyDeleteJust finished having dinner made the rice with chicken fajitas... It was sooo good, most important my husband loved it!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!!
ReplyDeleteThis was so good!! I made it with the garlic shrimp...YUM!
ReplyDeleteJust made this with the garlic shrimp. Excellent, but very, very spicy!
ReplyDeleteRemove the seeds and the membrane on the habanero pepper and it won't be spicy.
ReplyDeleteI just found your site and I just started WW last week. I am VERY excited about both. This looks like a Great recipe!! Do you know if points change based on brown vs white rice?
ReplyDeleteThis is just delicious! Actually we've had it three times in the past couple months. We really like it with the Peruvian Chicken with Aji Verde Sauce. Thanks for sharing, Gina! :O)
ReplyDeleteCould you please update the points for this recipe?? Thank you so much!!
ReplyDelete3 pointsplus per serving
ReplyDeleteHi Gina, I absolutely cannot tolerate the taste of cilantro (so sad considering I love Mexican food!), but would like to try this out anyway. Would it ruin the recipe to leave out cilantro when I make it?
ReplyDeleteNo, leave it out if you're not a fan!
ReplyDeleteThis is for anonymous - I know, cilantro tastes like soap because we only taste 1 of the 27 flavonoids. It's also in Thai and Indian food like chutney. The Wall Street Journal said that we can get a tolerance for it if we eat tiny bits often.
ReplyDeleteInteresting fact, when cooked, it has a very mild flavor, you don;t even know it's there, start with that!
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner tonight, the very first time following a recipe ever!
ReplyDeleteIt was sooo good-Hubby and his cousin LOVED it :) Your recipes are so easy to follow and very ACCURATE!!
Awesome crafty!!
ReplyDeleteYour recipes are easy to follow! Thank you for sharing these recipes. I'll keep coming back, so keep posting! :)
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend and I really enjoyed this with the Asian turkey meatball recipe from this site. Thanks Gina!
ReplyDeleteI love this recipe- Perfectly cooked, good looking and crazy delicious! I could eat the whole pot!
ReplyDeleteSo could I!! I love rice!
ReplyDeleteI loved this recipe. I made this tonight for dinner along with the Garlic Shrimp. Delicious. Your recipes are really helping me with WW.
ReplyDeleteI just built this into recipe builder on WW. It says its 5pt per serving. Any idea why? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes, points plus is 5, this wasn't updated yet.
ReplyDeleteHello Gina, So far I love your recipes! Question, what does the term "old points" mean? Why are there two different points values for every recipe?
ReplyDeleteHey! This looks yummy, can I make it using a rice cooker?
ReplyDeleteYes, you can.
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight; I took all of the pepper seeds out and most of the membrane (or so I thought). Delicious but still very spicy. Will make again but think I would prefer the taste of parsley over cilantro and I will be sure to cut ALL of the pepper membrane out!
ReplyDeleteMade this the other night and we all LOVED it! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAnother great recipe!!! I didn't have habaneros, but I did have anaheim peppers and used them as a substitute. We enjoyed it on Sunday and will definitely make this again!
ReplyDeleteJust made this today, and it was very good. I used a jalepeno instead of a habanero, as habanero's can be pretty darn hot, depending on who you are serving it to. Also, I doubled the recipe, and i made the mistake of doubling the cilantro, BIG MISTAKE. it was overpowering.
ReplyDeleteServed this along side your Asian glazed drumsticks! Used a jalapeno, as that's what I had on hand. Watch them temperature of the oil, as I burned my peppers the first go round. Even second guessed the tablespoon of oil at that time. I had to double check the recipe. Wonder how it would turn out if you cut the oil in half? Loved the combination of flavors, esp. the lime juice! Keep 'em coming, Gina!
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