Lime-Cilantro Rice with Pineapple

Recipe from http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/06/lime-cilantro-rice-with-pineapple.html



OK SERIOUSLY GOOD!!!! Pair it up with this : Grilled Asparagus:http://feedingabunchamunchkins.blogspot.com/2010/05/chili-lime-chicken-and-lemon-asparagus.html
or Thai Chicken Crock-Pot :http://feedingabunchamunchkins.blogspot.com/2010/05/spicy-thai-chicken-crock-pot.html


Lime-Cilantro Rice with Pineapple

Like I said, you really can just make this to taste, but here’s the basics.

1 cup dry white rice, cooked in 2 C water.
2 T real butter
Juice from 1 large lime, or two smaller ones (taste as you go, I add a lot!)
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained. (You may want 2 small cans)
½ - ¾ C chopped fresh cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

Cook rice. As soon as it’s done, toss in the butter and stir to melt. Add lime juice, pineapple, and cilantro. Stir to combine, and then add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

* You’ll want to serve this right away, if you don’t, the flavors tend to mellow a bit and you’ll probably need to add more lime juice because the rice kind of sucks it up. If you’re not quite ready to eat when your rice finishes cooking, just toss in the butter and keep a lid on it so it stays warm. Then right before you serve it, toss it all together.