Jump to Recipe Why I love this creamy cilantro lime sauce. Last updated Nov 20, 2020. The chicken can be served with a side of veggies, rice… What I mean is… technically you could make just the chicken and rice and be perfectly happy with your dinner. Hi! we love this recipe but the page isn’t completely loading for us today. Creamy Cilantro Lime Chicken recipe has tender, seasoned cilantro chicken in a creamy lime sauce.This effortless weeknight dinner can be cooked in either a crock pot or instant pot and served over fluffy rice.. Easy cilantro chicken recipe has become a favorite meal at our house. All is fixed now though Thanks for your patience. all. Yum I may have romanticized this dish just a teeeny, leeetle bit. One of my most favorite and most popular dishes here on Creme de la Crumb is this —> one pot lemon herb chicken and rice, but when my husband slash official taste tester tried it for the first time I should have known he’d ask where the sauce was. I don’t get it. Let rest 5 - 6 minutes. Way too long since a one pot meal has appeared on this here blog. Hi! Carefully stir in chicken broth, lime juice, salt, pepper, and rice. Okay a third word: gone. This One Pan Creamy Cilantro Lime Chicken & Rice recipe is one I could eat again and again. Sprinkle with cumin and chili powder to have a Mexican flair to your veggies — ole! But what can I say? Creamy coconut milk chicken with fresh lime juice, cilantro, and red pepper flakes. Carefully stir in chicken broth, lime juice, salt, pepper, and rice. You’re welcome. Subscribe to have posts delivered straight to your inbox! So here it is. But I have friends who will literally run out of the kitchen if the even so much as smell it. Allow to simmer for 5-7 minutes, or until most of the liquid is gone. Thanks for sharing. One pot to clean up, plus it’s a main and a side all in one and you just can’t beat that because seriously, am I the only one who struggles with coming up with side dishes for your weekly menu? I’m Tiffany - cook, photographer, mother, and semiprofessional taco eater. Your taste buds are in for a treat! Place chicken on top of the rice. The rice is also packed with fresh flavors of cilantro and lime and the addition of beans makes this one pot meal complete. You know we are sauce people, people! Anyway, there are some ways around it. Perfect for any night of the week, this one pot meal comes together easily and clean up is a breeze. I mean not optional. Your taste buds are in for a treat! And secondly what is IN the pan is amazing too. I can’t believe how tasty it was! Serve this weeknight-friendly meal over rice or with tortillas to soak up the flavorful sauce. Place chicken on top of the rice. A word on the sauce: easy. This creamy cilantro lime chicken is extremely easy to make and has become a weekly part of our dinner routine. This dinner was too good to pass up the moment. 586,968 suggested recipes. Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth. I tend to get excited about the main entree and totally space it on the side dishes so I have to throw something together at the last minute,  and I will be perfectly honest… chips and salsa probably becomes a side dish to wayyyy too many of our dinners. Which kind of chicken would you like in the recipe? I love making sauces from scratch, something about it just brings out even more flavor. While chicken and rice are cooking, make the sauce. very excellent content this blog…..thanks. Nay, fifty times better. Just divine!” – Mama. You can easily serve this as a chipotle burrito style bowl by topping the chicken and rice with tomatoes, avocado, lettuce, salsa, sour-cream and a drizzle of lime. 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