I think my love of rice is innate having a Hispanic mother. This dish started as the filling for a vegetarian stuffed pepper recipe I dreamed up in my head, but when I put all the stuffing ingredients together all I kept thinking was... Wow this would be wonderful as is, or with some Chicken Ropa Vieja and melted cheese on top, or as a big burrito bowl topped with Sweet Barbacoa Pork or Barbacoa Beef or Pork Carnitas! You see excited a bowl of rice can make me!
So I decided to make this a two part recipe. Today I will post this as a side dish and let you decide how you want to eat it. Tomorrow stuffed peppers!!
There is always leftover rice in my house, my kids love it and leftovers make great lunches mixed with whatever we had for dinner the night before. If you don't have any cooked rice you can cook about 1 cup rice with salt and 2 cups of water to make enough rice for this. I heated the corn and the beans in the microwave a few seconds to make sure everything was hot before I served it. My family fights me on brown rice so I always make white, but brown rice would be wonderful as well.
Fiesta Lime Rice
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1 cup • Old Points: 2 pt • Points+: 4 pt
Calories: 152.8 • Fat: 0.8 g • Protein: 5.7 g • Carb: 33.7 g • Fiber: 4 g • Sugar: 1.7
- 1 1/2 cups cooked long grain rice
- 3/4 cup canned black beans, rinsed and heated
- 3/4 cup cooked corn (I used Trader Joe's Fire Roasted frozen Corn), heated
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1 large scallion, diced fine
- 2-4 tbsp chopped cilantro (to your liking)
- 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
- salt to taste
In a large bowl, combine hot rice, heated corn, heated beans, tomato, scallion, cilantro, lime juice and salt if needed. Toss and serve.
That looks AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteThrow a grilled chicken breast on top with a little melted cheese - yummo! LOVE the website - been a follower for a long time! <3
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would DEFINITELY make this with chicken. Kinda like going to Chipotle, but waaay cheaper. And my husband is not a fan of vegetarian recipes. Whenever I find one on here that is veggie, he insists I add meat. This might be dinner tonight.
Deleteooh! I am making fish tacos tonight and I found my side dish!
ReplyDeleteI need to make this! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of rice, but this looks pretty good :) I think I'll have to try it :) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI substitute quinoa for rice in recipes and it tastes great!
DeleteOh Barbara, nice idea on the quinoa. I love rice (white or brown), or basically any carbs in general, but I wonder if quinoa would make it lower in calories, too.
DeleteFish tacos, grilled chicken, love the ideas! You can throw chopped jalapeño if you want it spicy, or avocado to serve this as a vegan dish.
ReplyDeleteTricia, not a fan of rice, now that I don't relate to! lol
This would be a great recipe this week, as we are moving out of our home. And over tacos, sound amazing!
ReplyDelete*Gasp! Such a wonderful recipe. I honestly can't wait to make this. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI love how colorful this dish is!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like it would be incredibly flavorful on its own or equally yummy wrapped with other ingredients inside a burrito. Fab!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the idea of this rice! Great side!
ReplyDeleteLooks great, can't wait for the stuffed peppers. I LOVE your site! Everything I have made so far has been fantastic. Your pictures are amazing too. Who knew eating "skinny" could taste so good! :) Thank you for making my weight loss journey a more enjoyable one.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Thanks once again for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDo you think smoked salmon would taste good tossed with this or another fish. Looks so pretty, I always say you eat first with your eyes!
ReplyDeleteDo you think making it with brown rice would be okay? Would it also up the health factor?
ReplyDeleteYes, I mentioned above you could use brown rice instead for more fiber.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure grilled shrimp or scallops would be wonderful with this, not sure about smoked fish.
would brown rice effect the points value?
Deletecould I use quinoa instead? how would that effect the points value?
DeleteCan't wait! I'm going to try this with some Brown Rice.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so pretty with all the different colors... like a fiesta! : )
ReplyDeleteI LOOOOVE that you're doing all these Mexican-type recipes since Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner!!!!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!!!!
G!!! how are you?
ReplyDeleteNice one, I gonna try it, maybe add an egg,scrambled in roasted black pepper.
I like to add toasted pumpkin seeds.
ReplyDeletehealthy and gorgeous. great work!!
ReplyDeleteSo delicious! I used brown rice for some added nutrition / nuttiness. As simple as it is delicious!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited that you posted this, it looks so yummy. I will be making this, probably with brown rice.
ReplyDeleteYumm Gina! This is as pretty as it is delish. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteI just made this yesterday. It turned out really good!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so festive and fun! And, of course, tasty!
ReplyDeletei think this would be a delicious dish served subbed with quinoa or couscous too.....
ReplyDeletelooks good!
This recipe bears so much resemblance to a Greek dish called Garbanzo. The beans are cooked separately but the resulting dish is just like the fiesta lime rice. Then also in the South, orange zest may be more likely as a substitute to the lime juice. Last year, a similar recipe was presented at the Greek Food Festival but it missed one ingredient - cooked corn. Aside these exceptions, this meal is very familiar with us.
ReplyDeletethankyou for doing all this cooking/stats/photography!! you make my life so much easier!! i hope you get great joy out of doing this !!! thankyou!!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Maybe I can get my other half to eat this ;-) He's SO picky
ReplyDeleteWould the points change if you used brown rice? We always do and I resisted it for years. Now, it just seems natural like whole wheat bread.
ReplyDeletehome recipes, I love the sound of that dish!
ReplyDeleteduck, I could be wrong but I think the points are the same. The fiber would be higher so you may want to check your recipe builder to be sure.
could you freeze this???
ReplyDeleteOh yum! Would be delicious with grilled salmon! A good looking potluck dish too! Peggy
ReplyDeleteI've never froze rice, not sure about that.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peggy, very pretty for a pot luck, colorful!
This was Wonderful! I made a huge batch so I could have it during the week as a quick springtime no-cook meal. I added chopped zucchini and I can't tell you how satisfying it is.
ReplyDeleteOh, man -- this is wonderful!, and so pretty, too! My husband said several times that this is a keeper (though I haven't made one of your recipes yet that's not a keeper). I will be making this simple recipe often!
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight as a side to fajitas and it was SO good!! My husband couldn't stop eating it, I actually had to stop him and remove the bowl so I could have some for lunch tomorrow. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteand I forgot to mention, I ran out of fresh tomatoes so I used a little fire roasted canned and I forgot to get scallions so I used a little less red onion. Still was great :) love that cilantro and lime flavor!
ReplyDeleteGina - I've made several recipes from your website and have loved them all. Made this this past weekend, and at my boyfriend's suggestion added some small pieces of pineapple to the mix. It was tasty and gave it an interesting new flavor! Keep up the great recipes, you make trying WW so much easier :o)
ReplyDeleteSo happy everyone likes it, you can really add whatever you like to this!! Have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteJust made this for dinner. Minus tomatoes which I am not crazy about. I also made grill talapia wich was so healthy. Thanks Gina for such healthy dinner recepies.
ReplyDeleteMade this to go along with Chicken Enchiladas...didn't have tomatoes so used Roasted Red Peppers instead...LOVED IT!! Fabulous colorful salad/side dish!!!
ReplyDeleteWe made this tonight with shrimp! Delicious. We're going to Lake Powell this summer, and this is definitely on the menu!
ReplyDeleteGina thank you so much for this amazing recipe! I made it tonight along with your barbacoa pork recipe and was pretty sure I was in heaven! That is the best meal I have eaten in months I swear! Even my husband loved it (and he's not a huge mexican food fan, unlike me!) This is a simple and beautiful recipe that I think I will be making a lot of in the future! Thank you again for all your hard work in coming up with these fabulous recipes!
ReplyDeleteHi Gina, love your recipes, and this one looks great too. I like the idea of using it for stuffed peppers, can you please post your recipe for that. Thx!
ReplyDeleteI didn't post because I lost count so my nutritional info would have been off but cut the peppers in half and scoop out seeds. Fill each half with rice and I mixed a little cheese in there too. Add a 1/4 cup water to bottom of baking dish.
ReplyDeleteCover tight with foil and bake at 400 about 35 minutes, remove foil and add more cheese and bake another 3 minutes until it melts.
Thanks for the stuffed peppers recipe, I'll definitely give it a try. Just made your eggplant parm tonight and my husband and me loved it. Everything I've made from your site has been excellent and I tell everybody I know about it. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI'm a SkinnyTaste rookie, but found the blog in time for Cinco de Mayo. Both the steak fajitas and this fiesta rice made our dinner menu. I substituted quinoa for the rice, since I already had it made, and used a can of Rotel (drained) in place of diced tomatoes. It was delish!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to trying more great recipes here.
Itbeyer, love the idea of using quinoa! Glad you liked!!
ReplyDeleteHi Gina! Just made this for a side to my garlic lime pork chops and it was DELICIOUS! Thanks for another great recipe! :)
ReplyDeleteGina - i made this one today with brown rice and it was very good! Yum, yum!
ReplyDeleteI made this last night and added some avocado and lots of extra lime juice. It was wonderful and my 1 year old couldn't get enough!
ReplyDeleteI made this for Cinco de Mayo dinner with shrimp ceviche tacos. It was great! My mother and husband liked it so much that we made it again a couple of days later. Thanks, Gina. i have bookmarked many of your recipes to try. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI have to admite I made a 'cheater' version of this - I put the rice, black beans, and corn - added some homemade pico de gallo for the rest - results? FABULOUS! Can't wait to try this maybe with brown rice?
ReplyDeleteOops! Make that 'admit', not 'admite'!
ReplyDeletemade this last night as a side dish - so refreshing! much more flavorful that bland old white rice. pretty to look at, wonderful to taste! definitely making this a staple side dish at our house. had some leftovers with chicken for lunch - even better the next day! gina, you're my hero!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it pretty!! So glad you all liked it. You can make this a meal this summer by grilling some shrimp or chicken and tossing it, maybe some avocado on the side!!
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner tonight with the Cilantro Lime Shirmp, it was a HUGE hit with everyone. Thanks for all the great recipes!
ReplyDeleteI made this last night as a side dish to steak fajitas. I left out the tomato and used brown rice. It was sooooo good! My husband put it in his fajita and said that it was the best he'd ever had! I'm not a fan of cilantro, and I even loved it! It made enough to feed 4 people, easy. My husband was so happy that there was enough leftover to eat for lunch today! I am adding this to my recipe book right now!
ReplyDeleteThis has become a favorite. Fresh and sooo easy. Great with your Garlic Shrimp Recipe. I now double the recipe to have for easy lunches the next day.
ReplyDeleteDelicious and goes well with a ton of main dishes -- crab cakes, tostadas, chicken, shrimp, ... One of my favorite things about this recipe is that all the non-dieters love it too. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm making this tonight can't wait it looks soo good.
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight with your "Garlic-Lime Pork Chops"....DELICIOUS and EASY!! I'm terrible when it comes to creativity in the kitchen...I'm so happy I've stumbled upon your website!! Thanks for the idea and can't wait to try MANY more of your recipes!! :)
ReplyDeleteA fiesta in my mouth!! :) Thanks for another great recipe, Gina. We enjoyed this one very much with your delicious shrimp avocado salad. Unfortunately, I'm one of those rice-impaired who end up with rice that's too mushy or somehow crunchy. Any tips?
ReplyDeleteYes, I make perfect white rice. 1 cup rice, 2 cups water and salt in a heavy pot with a tight fitting lid. Bring to a boil uncovered and simmer on medium until almost all the water is gone. The water will be just skimming the top of the rice.. then reduce heat to low and cover. Cook 15 minutes without lifting the lid. Shut heat off and keep covered another 5 minutes. The steam will cook the rice so don't lift the lid. Then fluff with a fork.
ReplyDeleteI made this last night using brown rice and it is super good! I'm so glad that I found your blog! Everything I have made of your recipes have been gold!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to make this again!
I'm so happy you are enjoying them!
ReplyDeleteI added grilled baked chicken on top (seasoned with garlic salt, cayenne pepper and cumin) and it was great!
ReplyDeleteSounds yummy! But the calories seem too low on your nutrition facts? A half cup of white rice alone has almost 120. Could be wrong but it just seems off. Will be trying it anyway! Love mexican flavors!
ReplyDeleteThere's less than 1/2 cup rice in each portion, it's loaded with vegetables!
ReplyDeleteYummy! Fixed this for dinner as a side with pork loin and your Colombian Aji Picante! Heaven on earth! I just discovered your website today, and already I know I will be feasting here often! Thanks for sharing your gift!
ReplyDeleteOh I'm so glad you made the Colombian aji!
ReplyDeleteI fixed this and your Grilled Pollo Sabroso. It was delicious. I served it over spinach/ mandarin orange salad the next day and that was yummy,too. I will definitely fix this again. Marked your site as a favorite :-)
ReplyDeleteLoved this the first time I made it. Super good the next day as a cold salad. Tonight I'm making it again and when I grabbed the black beans from the pantry I decided to grab the kidney beans and chickpeas as well. It looks yummy and will give us even more leftovers this time!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO great! I made it w/brown rice and used the juice of 1/2 of a lime and added rooster sauce (sirracha sauce). This makes a huge amount too so I'll have plenty of leftovers!!!
ReplyDeletethis sounds delicious
ReplyDeleteI'm going to make it and throw in a little bit of lime zest. Yum!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat healthy dinner. I used Trader Joe's brown rice, canned petite diced tomatoes, celery, onion powder(no scallions on hand), white beans (no black beans), 2 cans of shrimp, a little olive oil...close and very good.
ReplyDeleteThanks to your recipes, I have been able to sneak healthy dishes in on my husband. Served this the other night with a grilled skirt steak taco and roasted tomato salsa. We LOVED this rice dish! I did not want to send the leftovers in my husbands lunch today =)
ReplyDeleteThis was so good! No tomatoes on hand, so we subbed in 3/4 c. salsa with jalapenos instead. YUM!
ReplyDeletemaking this tmw with the puerto rican pork!then the next night by itself looove your latin recipes!
ReplyDeleteHello Gina - I love your recipes. Especially the PR recipes! I have a question- the calorie count on for this recipe is 152.8 for one cup...however I find other rice calorie counts as much higher. Can you explain this to me? Being PR I love rice but really wonder about the calorie count.
ReplyDeleteI just made this and its a wonderful side dish. I used finely diced red onions instead of scallions and I used the juice from a whole lime. I think it will go nicely with tilapia or grilled chicken, yummy!
ReplyDeleteI made this last week, and I think it's very good. I used brown rice and since I didn't have any jalapenos in hand, I added a few bird chilis to spice it up a notch. What I really like about this dish is that it's so colorful, it's a joy to eat it even as leftovers. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI have fallen head over heels for your recipes! This is the first one I was able to recreate (having all ingredients)and it was so delicious and fresh! Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDo you think you could make this with Quinoa?
ReplyDeleteI made this rice tonight I used it as a side dish for my pork roast that I cooked in my slow cooker with only La Victoria Green Sauce. This rice is AMAZING!!!!
ReplyDeleteGina.....delicious! I sed salsa instead of fresh tomato and it gave it wonderful flavor!
ReplyDeleteI made this last night but instead of rice I used quinoa and it was delicious!
ReplyDeleteThis is so good! I didn't have a tomato so I used a can of Rotel drained and it was still great. I served it with the Pollo Sabroso and was the perfect lunch. Thank you for all of your wonderful recipes!
ReplyDeleteThis rice is so delicious!!! Even my husband loves it, and he's not big on rice. Of course, I did add shredded cheddar on top of his since he is not on WW. I served it with HG's nacho-rific stuffed chicken, and it was an awesome meal.
ReplyDeleteJust made this tonight with the pollo sabroso and it was delicious!
ReplyDeleteTum, made this tonight as side to grilled chicken.
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight and it was wonderful! A friend referred me to this site last week and I am loving it! Thanks for the great recipes!
ReplyDeleteSome ladies at my WW meeting recommended this site and I'm really looking forward to trying your recipes! I'm actually terrified of the kitchen but a lot of your recipes seem beginner-friendly.
ReplyDeleteAlso I really appreciate when you put serving size - so many WW recipes tell you the number of servings, but it's not always practical to portion out servings ahead of time. Much easier to grab a measuring spoon. Kudos!
This recipe tasted fresh and flavorful. It was easy to make but took more time than preferred to cut everything up.
ReplyDeleteThink I may try this as a cold salad. Any reason I couldn't?
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight. I cooked the rice in chicken broth. It was very YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteJust made this and have a new favorite! YUMMMY! Thank you for sharing your fabulous ideas and recipes with all of us!
ReplyDeleteI've been eating this all week but with quinoa instead of rice, and it is such an awesome lunch! Fills me up without making me feel blah, and the fresh lime juice is SO great!!
ReplyDeleteThis is really good! I made it with brown rice that I cooked in the rice cooker (rice cookers are really easy). I am going to have to try it with quinoa cooked in the rice cooker.
ReplyDeleteThis was perfect to take to my friend's Mexican themed potluck party. I added a little bit of mango as well. So good!
ReplyDeleteYou could replace the rice with quinoa for more protein and it is yummy.
ReplyDeleteThis is delicious!!! Nothing else to say.
ReplyDeleteThis is so good, we've eaten it three days in a row! One night we added some grilled shrimp and avocado. Delicious!!
ReplyDeleteLove this! It is now a regular at our house!
ReplyDeleteJust made this tonight and my husband and I both really liked it. I made the recipe just as written, tho probably put in more cilantro and green onions along with the juice of a whole lime. Served it with a chuck roast I had cooked in the crockpot all day. Delicious and really colorful as well.
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ReplyDeleteComes together faster than you can imagine! I ended up using jasmine rice and it worked out. Since I was baking the Cheddar Jalapeno Chicken, I combined the corn + black beans with some chili powder, black pepper and salt and put it in the oven for 10m or so prior to adding them into the rice. So good!
ReplyDeleteLoved the colors and taste of this recipe! I'll be honest, I did use a tad more cilantro and green onions. Will be making this again, for sure!
ReplyDeleteI love this recipe!!! So easy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteI was really bummed because I forgot to buy cilantro. I made it anyway and I am glad that I did! I made it with brown rice and even without the cilantro, it was very yummy. I will make it again with the cilantro, I think that will make it even yummier!
ReplyDeleteI like bold flavors - any thoughts on how to boost the flavors of this dish beside the salt?
ReplyDeleteCan you substitute brown rice instead of long grain? And if so, do you know how it effects the points?
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
Trying this tonight. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteI just made this with one of your cheezy jolepeno popper baked stuffed chicken recipe. My husband raved! Thank you so much for the great recipes!
ReplyDeleteI'm making this tonight with a grilled ham. Tired of potatoes and this looked yummy.
ReplyDeleteI make this as burrito bowls and just add the chicken from a store bought rotisserie chicken, makes a quick dinner that my kids love.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a terrific recipe. I've made it at least twice already and I made it again today as a side dish to pork tacos. I'll use the leftovers in chicken wraps and just as a snack. YUM. Thank you so much! *I omit the tomatoes because, well, yucky. And I use the corn with diced peppers in it and black beans in a can with lime and jalapeno.
ReplyDeleteI made this last night for dinner. I didn't use cilantro, since it was a last minute dinner option, and I didn't have any. It was amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try this tomorrow night in a lettuce wrap with meatless crumbles. Sounds like a great dinner. Thanks for posting this recipe.
ReplyDeleteI made blackened cajun chicken with it. It was delicious!! My husband loved it - and he can be picky. I enjoyed the freshness of it and that it was healthy!
ReplyDeleteSaw this on Pinterest .. made it last night with quinoa. So good and SO easy!
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight following the recipe as posted. We all loved it. After reading other posts I want to make it with quinoa next time. My picky son helped himself to a huge portion for seconds.
ReplyDeleteOk I am starving right now and wish I had everything to make it!! lol Will be making it soon. Thanks in advance!
ReplyDelete#1...tried this tonight. WAS AMAZING. And EASY!! Just like going out to Chipotle or Salsarita's without the added fat.
ReplyDelete#2...I am beyond happy that I found this site. The recipies are ALL delicious and being a college student, are fairly easy and HEALTHY. THANK YOU for all your recipies!!
this was AMAZING. my family raved about this when i made it. also, i swapped the scallion for red onion because we're not huge scallion eaters in my house. but it still came out perfect!
ReplyDeleteMost fantastic rice dish ever! I made it for the first time last night and ate the entire bowl between now & then. Will definitely make this again and again. Jessica Royal
ReplyDeleteMade this last night and it was fabulous! Such a nice departure from plain rice!
ReplyDeleteCould I make this with red beans?? Would I need to change anything
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good recipe. I made it with the pork carnita's! I substituted the brown rice with Quinoa cooked in chicken broth. Great flavor. I could have made a meal on that alone. Very good in a tortilla with the pork!
ReplyDeleteI think it would be just as tasty with red beans!
ReplyDeletesome tortilla chips and a little bit of cheese and you have a naked burrito! love it!
ReplyDeleteI made this last night with the intention of making a tomato based sauce for the chicken, however, hubby decided to make a red curry with coconut cream instead. I made the rice, it paired well with the red curry. I had leftovers this morning so I threw some egg whites in with it and that was my breakfast. I am trying your asian drumsticks tonight. Great Recipe :)
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner tonight, but I used the juice of a whole lime so that's probably double what the recipe called for. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteMy rice was cold out of the fridge, so I just put it in my steamer with the beans and corn (still frozen) and steamed them together for 15 minutes. Came out perfectly!
My son loves this recipe! Says it's better than Chipotle's rice. This will be a favorite in our house...thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am making this for dinner tonight along with Key West grilled chicken. First time to make either so I hope they turn out as good as they look.
ReplyDeleteMade this tonight with grilled chicken! ..made the oatmeal banana nut cookies last night.. the chicken potpie soup the night before.. you get the picture :) They are all DELICIOUS! If only I got paid for the hours I spent looking through your recipes ;)
ReplyDeleteI always keep coming back to this recipe. So delicious and so filling!
ReplyDeleteMade this with Quinoa cooked in veggie broth, did a few of my own more of this or that type of tweeking and it was AMAZING!!!! absolutely one of my new favorites
ReplyDeleteDelicious!!! I made with ingredients on hand. Wild rice already cooked in the fridge, no black beans used red kidney, cherry tomatoes halved and half an avocado cause I love 'em. This will be a regular for me.
ReplyDeleteI made this last night to go with my crock pot fajitas. I loved it! I had left overs today at lunch.
ReplyDeleteSo good!! We had this will jalapeno popper chicken tonight. My husband said "oohh this is like the inside of a chipolte burrito!" Thanks for all the awesome recipes!
ReplyDeleteI just tried this tonight, and keep in mind that I have such a hard time cooking meals for myself. I'm one year out of college and live alone so making dinner I have to look for things I can cook and save or tiny meals that won't go bad. I got the best sense of accomplishment for making this rice with grilled chicken, and some extra for the rest of the week. It was delicious and you really jazzed me up about cooking something healthy, homemade, and natural. Thank you!!
ReplyDeletemust have done something wrong. tastes funky. Time to make pizza!
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