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Love Mexican Street Corn but don't have a grill? Then you'll want to try this easy and delicious recipe for the delicious creamy and zesty corn, also known as elote, using canned corn. This post is about a Mexican Street Corn Recipe (Elote) Using Canned Corn, which is perfect served alongside Cheesy Quesadillas!

Mexican street corn, also known as elotes, is one of my favorite foods! There's nothing like the taste of freshly grilled corn slathered with a mixture of mayonnaise, cheese, and zesty and spicy seasonings. Just thinking about this incredible classic Mexican street food makes my mouth water!

For the best flavor, I will always prefer grilled and charred corn cobs to use in making Mexican street corn. However, using canned sweet yellow corn is super easy and convenient, and we can all appreciate that!

So here you'll find a delicious and easy recipe for Mexican street corn using canned corn!

Please read on for the ingredients to gather to make this amazing dish!

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🥘 Ingredients

Here are the simple ingredients that you will need to make this delicious Mexican Street Corn recipe:

• Canned sweet corn (drained) - using canned corn is so easy and convenient! You can sub fresh corn if you like, simply peel and husk 3 whole ears of corn for this recipe
• Butter
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Mayonnaise
• Lime juice
• Fresh Cilantro
• Mexican cheese - shredded (I used Kraft Mexican Cheese blend); you can substitute Cotija cheese
• Avocado
• Red bell pepper
• Jalapeno - can use serrano if you would like to make this spicier
• Red onion
• Cumin
• Chili powder - you could use regular chili powder or consider ancho chile powder
• Lime wedges - as a garnish and for adding a little extra zesty tangy lime juice to your corn!

This is a longish list of ingredients, but I promise it's easy to prep these ingredients and gather them together.

Ok let's make some amazing elote!

🔪 Instructions

Add the mayonnaise, lime juice, cilantro, and cheese to a medium sized mixing bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.

In a separate mixing bowl, add the avocado, red bell pepper, jalapeno, red onion, cumin and chile powder. Mix well and set aside for now.

Heat up a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the butter, and once it has melted add the corn kernels and salt. Stir to combine, then cook for around 5-6 minutes until the corn is nicely browned, stirring every so often.

Once the corn has been browned, add it to the bowl with the mayo/cheese mixture and stir well.

Now add in the colorful veggies from the other mixing bowl to the corn and stir well. Alternatively, you could use this as a topping for the corn.

Add additional salt and some pepper to taste, and your delicious Mexican street corn is ready to serve!

Suggestions For Serving

It's time to dig into your beautiful and perfect side dish, with a couple of extra wedges of lime on the side!

This elote is perfect served alongside Mexican dishes such as Chalupas Poblanas or Pork Carnitas Tacos, and would be great to enjoy on Cinco de Mayo!

You could also serve this corn with tortilla chips, enjoy it in tortillas, or use to top some delicious black bean burgers.

I hope you will enjoy this delicious elote soon!

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Some Other Recipes Featuring Corn That You Will Enjoy!

Here are some other corn recipes that you will enjoy:

• Best Chinese Fried Corn With Bell Peppers Recipe
• Easy Cajun Corn Maque Choux Recipe With Tasso
• Super Easy Texas Caviar Recipe With Shoepeg Corn

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Fall in love with this Easy Chicken Tinga — tender shredded chicken simmered in a smoky chipotle tomato sauce, straight from Puebla, Mexico! Pile it into warm tortillas with cotija cheese, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime for the ultimate taco night. Ready in about 40 minutes (or less with pre-cooked chicken!), this versatile recipe also works beautifully in tostadas, burritos, or over rice!

If you love Mexican food or spicy foods, you have come to the right place. Here you will find an Easy Chicken Tinga recipe which will tickle your taste buds and leave you hungry for more!

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What Is Chicken Tinga?

Chicken tinga, or tinga de pollo, is a Mexican dish which hails from the Puebla region in Mexico. Puebla is famous for many dishes including mole poblano, chiles en nogada, and chalupas poblanas. It's also where the Cinco de Mayo celebration is mostly celebrated in Mexico.

This flavorful dish includes shredded chicken in a chipotle tomato sauce. The sauce includes chipotle chiles in adobo sauce combined with crushed tomatoes, and seasoned with salt, pepper, and oregano. Other ingredients include white onion and garlic.

There is a wonderful smoky flavor to this dish that is irresistible!

Why You Will LOVE This Easy Recipe

You'll fall head over heels for this versatile recipe because:

• It's DELISH! There's so much flavor and it's a huge crowd pleaser!
• Tinga de pollo is incredibly versatile. Enjoy it in tacos (as I demonstrate here in this recipe). Or in many other ways, as described below!
• It's easy to make and it uses mostly fresh and easy to find ingredients.
• If you have a busy weeknight you can count on this to make a delicious family dinner ready in about 40 minutes (less if you use leftover or purchased cooked and/or shredded chicken)!

🥘 Ingredients

This recipe uses mostly fresh ingredients and canned chipotle chiles to create one of the most mouthwatering Mexican recipes you will enjoy!

Here's what you'll need:

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts - we'll cook and shred the chicken; you can also use rotisserie chicken if you prefer
• Olive oil
• Fresh garlic
• White onion
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (affiliate link)
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Oregano (can also use Mexican oregano)
• Crushed tomatoes
• Flour tortillas (can sub corn tortillas or tostada shells)
• Lime (optional ingredient but highly recommended!)
• Cotija cheese (can sub queso fresco) - optional garnish
• Fresh cilantro - optional garnish

So gather your ingredients together and let's have fun making this delicious Mexican dish!

🔪 Instructions

Start with pre-purchased cooked shredded chicken or if you need to cook and shred your chicken then follow these instructions. Place the chicken breasts in a skillet and cover with water. Bring to the boil, and then simmer for 15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the water, and then shred it using forks. Or if you have a stand mixer, use the flat beater to shred the chicken on a low speed.

Place your skillet on a medium heat and add the olive oil. Fry the sliced white onion for around 5 minutes until it is softened, and then add the minced garlic and saute for 2 more minutes.

Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, and chopped chipotle peppers with some of the adobo sauce to the onion and garlic mixture and stir.

Now place the shredded chicken in the skillet and stir well to combine. Bring this mixture to the boil, and then cover and simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes. Taste and add additional salt, pepper, or oregano if desired.

Your chicken tinga is now ready to enjoy!

Suggestions For Serving

My favorite way to enjoy this chicken dish is to make chicken tinga tacos. Piling the tender chicken tinga into warm tortillas and garnishing with cilantro, cotija cheese with a generous squeeze of lime juice is a pure delight!

You could also top tostadas with the mixture to make chicken tinga tostadas, or make delicious chicken tinga burritos or burrito bowls with it as well!

I also love pairing this simply with some white rice topped with some sour cream for an easy meal when I have busy weeknights.

My hope is that this Tinga de pollo recipe will become one of your favorite recipes! Buen provecho!

💭 Top tip

Use leftover or purchased cooked and/or shredded chicken to save time! You'll have dinner ready in less than half an hour this way!

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Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Here are some other recipes that you may enjoy:

• Easy Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe
• Easy and Scrumptious Pork Carnitas Tacos
• Easy Cheesy Vegetarian Quesadilla Recipe

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Are you a true chili head? This Ghost Pepper Salsa isn't for the faint of heart! Blistering heat meets fresh, smoky flavor in this easy-to-make recipe. Perfect for those who think "Extra Hot" just isn't hot enough!

If you are looking to spice up your salsa game, I highly recommend Ghost peppers to do it! These spicy peppers are tremendously flavorful so your salsa will be both DELICIOUS and HOT!

I'm thrilled to share this easy recipe for Ghost Pepper Salsa with you! First, a little background on this amazing hot pepper!

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Ghost Pepper - The World's Hottest Pepper in 2007

These hot peppers originate from Northeast India, where they were cultivated. The main regions where they are grown in India are the Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland regions. In fact, "bhut" means "ghost" in Assamese, which is where the name ghost pepper comes from (sourced from Wikipedia).

The Ghost Pepper, also known as bhut jolokia, was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's hottest chili pepper in 2007. These measure between 600,000 - 1.04 million SHU (Scoville Heat Units) on the Scoville Scale.

Since then, other peppers have surpassed the bhut jolokia as the hottest chile. As of this writing, the Carolina Reaper Pepper from South Carolina, is currently the world's hottest pepper (since 2013).

Ghost chili peppers are still some of the hottest peppers on planet Earth!  To give you some perspective, jalapeño peppers are rated between 2,500 - 8,000 SHU on the Scoville heat scale. That's quite some difference!

Why You Will Love This Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce

If you are a chili head, you will LOVE this salsa because:

• We are using fresh and natural ingredients in this wonderful recipe
• Not only is the salsa SPICY, but it's got a great flavor to it
• I will give you a recommendation for the amount of Ghost peppers to use, but you can easily vary the heat level in this sauce to suit your tastes
• We'll use dried Ghost peppers, which may be easier to acquire than fresh ones (although you can sub fresh chilies if you have them)

Ok, now it's time to enjoy a hot and fiery experience! Let's make some blow your mind delicious Ghost pepper salsa!

🥘 Ingredients

So here's what you will need for this Ghost Pepper Salsa recipe, most of which are fresh ingredients:

• Fresh tomatoes - I recommend Roma tomatoes for this recipe
• Red onion
• Jalapeno - adds a little extra heat and nice texture
• Fresh garlic
• Salt
• Black Pepper
• Dried Oregano (or dried Mexican oregano)
• Ghost peppers - I used dried Ghost peppers that I rehydrated; you can also use 2 fresh Ghost peppers if you are fortunate enough to have them! I love and recommend Sonoran Spice brand of dried Ghost Peppers
• Fresh cilantro
• Fresh lime juice

All of these ingredients, with the exception of the Ghost peppers, should be available at your local grocery store.

Ok, now let's get ready to make some spicy salsa!

🔪 Instructions

If you are using dried Ghost peppers, rehydrate them for use by adding them to warm water for around 15 minutes. You can use spoons to hold the Ghost peppers under the water.

Meanwhile, prep your tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, and jalapeno. These can be roughly chopped and the garlic cloves can be left whole.

After 15 minutes when the peppers have softened, remove the Ghost peppers from the water and chop them up or cut them with scissors. It's highly recommended to wear gloves when handling them as they may irritate your skin.

Add chopped red onion, chopped jalapeno, and garlic cloves to your food processor. Then add the cilantro and the dry seasonings (salt, pepper, oregano, and the chopped up Ghost Peppers.

Now add the chopped tomato, followed by a generous squeeze of lime juice from a fresh lime.

Pulse a few times to get the consistency that you want, but make sure that all of the ingredients are well combined.

Et voila! Your delicious spicy Ghost pepper salsa is now ready to enjoy!

Suggestions For Serving

I hope you'll agree with me that this salsa is wonderfully spicy and absolutely amazingly delicious!

It's the perfect dip for your favorite tortilla chips, and a must to add that beautiful heat to your tacos and favorite Mexican foods.

You may want to have a glass of milk close by, but I hope you will love this hot salsa as much as our family does!

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Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Here are some other recipes that you may enjoy:

• How To Make Homemade Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce
• Easy Carolina Reaper Salsa Recipe
• Delicious Spicy Guacamole!
• Belizean Hot Pepper Onion Sauce

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This page may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. This post is about an Easy Carolina Reaper Salsa Recipe!

I'm a firm believer that salsa makes almost anything better! And a super spicy and delicious salsa is one of the delights of life!

If you are like me and love hot peppers, you've come to the right place. Here I'm thrilled to share a recipe for a most delicious and spicy Carolina Reaper salsa with you!

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Carolina Reaper - The World's Hottest Pepper

At the time of this writing, Carolina Reaper Chili Peppers are considered the world's hottest chili pepper. 

These super spicy peppers were created and bred by Ed Currie (aka Smokin' Ed) of the PuckerbuttPepperCompany of South Carolina.

The Reaper peppers have the distinction of holding the Guinness World Records award for World's Hottest Chili since 2013. These measure between 1.5 million - 2.2 million SHU (Scoville Heat Units) on the Scoville Scale.

From Wikipedia: "The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency (spiciness or "heat") of chili peppers, as recorded in Scoville Heat Units (SHU), based on the concentration of capsaicinoids, among which capsaicin is the predominant component." Basically, the lower the number on the scale, the less "hot or spicy" the pepper will be.

For comparison, ghost peppers, which are very very hot peppers, measure from 600,000 - 1,041,427 SHU on the Scoville scale. And jalapeno peppers come in at 2,500 - 8,000 SHU!

So, with Carolina Reapers we can certainly make the hottest hot sauce or hottest salsa to satisfy the most ardent chili heads around! It's also great in chocolate brownies!

Why You Will Love This Carolina Reaper Sauce

If you are one of those chili heads, you will LOVE this salsa because:

• We are using fresh and natural ingredients in this simple recipe
• Not only is the salsa SPICY, but it's got a beautiful and delicious flavor to it
• I will give you a recommendation for the amount of Carolina Reaper to use, but you can easily vary the level of heat in this sauce to suit your tastes
• We'll use Carolina Reaper Powder, which may be easier to acquire than fresh Carolina Reapers (although you can sub fresh chiles if you have them)

🥘 Ingredients

So here's what you will need for this Carolina Reaper Salsa recipe:

• Fresh tomatoes - I recommend Roma tomatoes for this recipe
• Red onion
• Jalapeno - adds a little extra heat and nice texture
• Fresh garlic
• Salt
• Pepper
• Dried Oregano (or dried Mexican oregano)
• Carolina Reaper Powder - I love and recommend Sonoran Spice brand of Carolina Reaper Powder
• Fresh cilantro
• Fresh lime juice

All of these ingredients, with the exception of the Carolina Reaper Powder, should be available at your local grocery store.

Subbing Fresh Reapers

I am using Carolina Reaper Powder in this recipe. However if you can get your hands on fresh Carolina Reaper Peppers, then by all means sub fresh peppers for the powder. I recommend start with one fresh pepper (deseeded if necessary). Then if the salsa is not spicy enough for your liking, throw in another!

By the way, if you are using fresh reapers, be sure to protect yourself! These peppers are not to be dealt with lightly and must be handled carefully.

Do NOT use your bare hands to handle fresh chiles. Be sure to wear gloves and eye protection, and definitely don't rub your eyes or touch your skin after handling.

If you're now ready to make some mind blowing DELICIOUSLY HOT salsa, grab your food processor and let's get started!

🔪 Instructions

Ok, this recipe for homemade Carolina reaper salsa is so so easy!

As mentioned you will need a food processor (a small one will do just fine).

Begin by prepping your tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, and jalapeno. These can be roughly chopped and the garlic cloves can be left whole.

The tomatoes should be cored and deseeded. Discard the insides of the tomatoes or save them for another use. Then roughly chop the outside fleshy part for use in this hot sauce recipe.

Now add chopped red onion, chopped jalapeno, and garlic cloves to your food processor. Then add the cilantro and the dry seasonings (salt, pepper, oregano, and Carolina Reaper powder).

I recommend adding ⅛ ts of the reaper powder. This will produce a very spicy salsa. If you want to try the reaper but aren't sure that you will tolerate that much spice, then you can vary the heat level by adding a bit here and there until you are happy with the heat.

Add the chopped tomato, followed by a generous squeeze of lime juice from a fresh lime.

Pulse a few times to get the consistency that you want, but make sure that all of the ingredients are well combined.

And that's it! Your delicious hot sauce is now ready to enjoy!

Suggestions For Serving

I hope you'll agree with me that this salsa is absolutely bursting with great flavor! It's the perfect dip for your favorite tortilla chips.

Consider adding it as a topping or use as an accompaniment to your tacos, burritos, or quesadillas. Try stirring it into some Mexican borracho beans as well, to kick your beans up a notch!

Also whip up some small batches of this hottest sauce for your spicy food loving friends to give as gifts, they will love it!

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Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Here are some other recipes that you may enjoy:

• Carolina Reaper Spicy Roasted Almonds
• Delicious Spicy Guacamole!
• Fall Apart Tender Barbacoa Tacos
• Chalupas Poblanas
• Easy Ghost Pepper Salsa Recipe
• Carolina Reaper Chocolate Brownies!

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Meatless Monday just got delicious! These Easy Cheesy Vegetarian Quesadillas are packed with gooey melted cheddar and colorful sautéed peppers and onions, all wrapped in crispy golden tortillas. Ready in just 20 minutes with simple pantry ingredients, they're perfect for busy weeknights. Serve with guacamole, sour cream, and salsa for the ultimate veggie-loaded meal!

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If you need to prepare an easy meal, you can't go wrong with cheesy vegetarian quesadillas.  Vegetable quesadillas are not only delicious, but they are super quick and easy as well!

Here I'm absolutely delighted to share with you an easy recipe for this scrumptious Mexican food!

What Is A Quesadilla?

Quesadilla is a Mexican dish that consists of tortillas filled with cheese and sometimes various other ingredients. The filled tortillas are then fried resulting in crispy tortillas and melted cheese.

There are many different variations of quesadillas, but typically cheese is a common filling ingredient.

A traditional quesadilla from Mexico uses corn tortillas and may contain the Mexican cheese called Oaxaca. These are cooked on a comal, and may be served with guacamole and/or salsa.

The US typically uses flour tortillas, and very often use Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese as part of the quesadilla filling. In addition to guacamole and salsa, sour cream is a common accompaniment.

Here I will share a recipe for easy and delicious veggie quesadillas which you will absolutely love!

Why You Will Love This Recipe!

You will love this easy quesadilla recipe because:

• You'll enjoy some scrumptious quesadillas with lots of gooey cheese and colorful beautiful veggies!
• This recipe is quick! You can have dinner on the table in about 20 minutes.
• It's a great option for Meatless Monday!
• This recipe uses simple ingredients easily found at your local grocery store.

So now let me tell you what you'll need to make these quesadillas!

🥘 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients you will need for this veggie quesadilla recipe:

• Flour tortillas (can use whole wheat tortillas if you like)
• Olive oil
• Fajita seasoning - I used Badia Fajita seasoning
• Salt
• Black pepper
• Red onion
• Sweet multicolored peppers (small sweet peppers)
• Cheddar cheese (can sub Monterey Jack, or use a combination of these two cheeses)

A favorite fajita seasoning of mine is Badia Fajita Seasoning. This seasoning is a blend of spices that includes salt, chili pepper, and dehydrated garlic and onion. If you don't have this seasoning, then use your favorite fajita seasoning or simply season with salt and pepper to taste when seasoning is called for in this recipe.

I used small sweet peppers in a variety of colors for this recipe. You can also sub red bell pepper and green bell pepper.

💭 Top tip

The cheese you use needs to be shredded. This will help it to melt better and a top tip is to shred it yourself for added meltability!

Garnishes

Recommended garnishes include guacamole, sour cream, sliced jalapeños, fresh cilantro, and your favorite salsa.

🔪 Instructions

Begin by heating up olive oil in a large skillet on medium to medium-high heat. Add the onion, peppers, salt, pepper, and fajita seasoning. Now saute for around 7-10 minutes (stir often) or until the veggies are softened and tender. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Remove this mixture and place on a plate. Take the skillet off the heat and turn down to medium heat if you had it on medium-high heat.

Assemble your Quesadillas by laying each tortilla down separately. Add shredded cheese (1 cup split into thirds) to 3 separate tortillas. Top each with ⅓ of the veggie mixture to these tortillas. Top with the remainder of the cheese split into thirds so that each tortilla is layered with cheese, veggie mixture, then more cheese. Now top each with remaining tortillas.

Place the skillet back on the stove on medium heat. Pan fry both sides of each quesadilla (flatten a bit with a spatula) for around 1-2 minutes until golden brown and the cheese is melted.

Time To Enjoy Your Delicious Quesadilla!

To serve your quesadilla, first cut it into wedges. A pizza cutter works very well for this! Then enjoy with some delicious accompaniments! These are perfect served with sour cream, guacamole, and salsa. Scatter some sliced jalapeños and cilantro for the finishing touch!

To make this a complete meal, serve with some refried beans, or some delicious Mexican Borracho Beans.

Buen Provecho!!

Some Variations To Consider

These quesadillas are so easily customizable. Here are some variations to consider:

• Want to add some protein? Throw in some black beans to the cooked vegetable mixture.
• Add a little chili powder if you'd like to spice this up a bit!
• To make this vegan, use vegan cheese

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Some Other Mexican Food Recipes You May Enjoy!

Here are some other Mexican food recipes that you may enjoy:

• Easy and Supremely Delicious Spicy Guacamole
• Incredible Camarones a la Mexicana (Mexican Shrimp)
• Easy To Make Spicy Mexican Rice

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Skip the takeout and make the perfect Cilantro Lime Rice at home! This easy recipe yields super fluffy, restaurant-quality rice every single time.

Made with basmati rice, fresh lime juice, and bright cilantro, it’s the ultimate side dish for burrito bowls, tacos, or Mexican Shrimp!

If you are looking for an easy and delicious Cilantro Lime Rice recipe then you've come to the right place!

I am TRULY a riceaholic. And one of my favorite ways to prepare rice is the ever popular Cilantro Lime Rice.

It's best made with the KING of rices, basmati rice. A fair bit of lime juice and plenty of chopped cilantro make this dish absolutely superb. It's fragrant, delicious, and makes a perfect side dish to accompany any number of dishes!

Ingredients

You will need the following ingredients to make this delicious side dish:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup basmati white rice
• 2 cups water (can sub chicken broth)
• Juice of 1.5 limes (split)
• ½ ts salt (plus additional to taste)
• 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped

The kind of rice I like to use in this dish is basmati rice. Basmati rice is aromatic and cooks up nice and fluffy which is perfect for this dish!

You may already have most of these ingredients available! Once you've gathered these ingredients, now it's time to enjoy making some delicious cilantro rice with lime!

Easy Instructions

It's SUPER EASY to make this dish!

Begin by heating up the oil in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Add the uncooked rice and stir 2 minutes making sure all the grains of rice have been coated with the oil.

Add the water (or chicken broth), lime juice from 1 lime, and salt, and bring to the boil. Now put on a low simmer, cover, and simmer for around 10-12 minutes or until the rice is fully cooked and the water is absorbed.

The rice is now beautifully cooked and fluffy, as you can see in the photo above!

Finally, stir in the cilantro and add the juice of the ½ lime. Taste and add additional salt if needed.

Your rice is now ready to enjoy!

Some Variations To Consider

Consider the following variations on this recipe, according to your tastes!

You may want to add:

• Lime zest - to make this even more zesty!
• Green chilies - a few green chiles would give this a nice spicy edge to it!
• Black beans - stirring in some cooked black beans could make this into a meal on its own!

How To Serve This Delectable Rice Dish!

This dish is perfect served as a side dish to accompany your favorite meals. It's also a wonderful addition to taco bowls!

Adding this seasoned rice dish to your homemade burrito or burrito bowls would also be absolutely fantastic!

Your entire family will love this Cilantro Lime Rice! Enjoy!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Incredible Camarones a la Mexicana (Mexican Shrimp)

Easy And Supremely Delicious Spicy Guacamole!

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