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5-Ingredient Cilantro Lime Chicken and Brown Rice Skillet

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When you’re looking for an easy one-pot meal, look no further than this 5-ingredient cilantro lime chicken and brown rice skillet!

5 Ingredient cilantro lime chicken and brown rice skillet recipe from @sweetphi

Several things I love about this super easy 5-ingredient chicken dinner:

  • one pot meal, check = less dishes
  • 5-ingredients, check = perfect for this weeks’ Five Ingredient Friday
  • easy to make, check = perfect for busy nights (aka every night during the week) when you don’t want something that requires tons of work
  • fast, check = this dinner is ready (prep included) in under 30 minutes
  • delicious, check = I totally love the cilantro-lime flavors in this dish, so simple but so spot on!
  • healthy, check = 1 serving clocks in at 250 calories!

5 Ingredient cilantro lime chicken and brown rice skillet from @sweetphi

I’m totally digging this easy 5-ingredient cilantro lime chicken and brown rice skillet. You already know I love 5-ingredient recipes, and without even meaning to, I created this one. I had a bunch of cilantro in my fridge that was on its last leg that still had a decent amount of cilantro left on it. Immediately I thought of the cilantro-lime combination. I totally love those flavors together, don’t you?

As I mentioned last Friday when I shared this 5 ingredient strawberry daiquiri recipe, the herbs I have in my garden are just going crazy – they’re growing growing growing, I’m really excited!

What are your favorite things to do with fresh herbs? I love hearing your suggestions! Aside from making pesto or lemonade with fresh herbs, I love making herb butter, chimichurri sauce for steak like in this curry crusted steak with roasted red pepper chimichurri sauce and I also love making this Vietnamese chicken noodle salad. I’m ready for summer and know I’ll be using my fresh cilantro every time I make this cilantro-lime-chicken dish!

5 Ingredient cilantro lime chicken and brown rice skillet from @sweetphi

So the next time you’re in search of a quick dinner that is delish and all comes together in one pot – make this 5 ingredient cilantro lime chicken and brown rice skillet, it will not disappoint!

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5-Ingredient Cilantro Lime Chicken and Brown Rice Skillet

5-Ingredient Cilantro Lime Chicken and Brown Rice Skillet
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 lb chicken breast, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 cup dry brown rice (I like to buy the parboiled 20 minute brown rice)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2-1 cup fresh cilantro, divided
  • 1/2 lime, zested and juiced

Instructions

  • In a large skillet with enough depth to hold all the ingredients or in a large pot cook the chicken broth for 2 minutes, then add in the cubed chicken and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Next, add in the brown rice, salt, 1/4 cup of the cilantro, zest of 1/2 of a lime and 1/4 of the lime, juiced.
  • Cook on high, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender and cooked through. Remove from heat and stir in remaining cilantro, then divide and serve.
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    5 Ingredient chicken dinner recipe - cilantro lime brown rice skillet from @sweetphi

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    2. Love the simplicity of this recipe! And I LOVE cilantro. My favorite way to use fresh herbs is in a salad or even in my water! I love putting cucumber, lemon, and fresh mint leaves or basil leaves in and it gives it such an awesome flavor.

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      • Oh yum-fresh herbs in water, I’m definitely going to have to do that this summer, especially with all the herbs that have been growing in my garden 🙂 Thank you for commenting!

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