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One Skillet Lime Rice Bowls

One Skillet Lime Rice Bowls are filled with fresh peppers, onions, lime juice, cilantro, green onions, and ranch! Perfect easy dinner!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword One Pan Pepper, Lime, & Ranch Rice Bowls
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • 1 red pepper sliced
  • 1 yellow pepper sliced
  • 1 orange pepper sliced
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 ½ cup rice
  • 2 ¾ cups water
  • juice from 1 lime
  • ⅓ cup salsa
  • ½ cup colby jack cheese shredded
  • ¼ cup poblano ranch or whatever type you have
  • handful of cilantro chopped
  • 4 green onions chopped

Instructions

  1. Using a high sided skillet or pot, add oil and garlic and saute over medium heat for 1 minute. Add peppers, onions, cumin, and chili powder and saute for 4-5 minutes. Add rice, water, and lime juice, stir to wet rice. Bring to a boil and then cover, reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring once or twice and placing the cover back on.

  2. Remove cover, stir to break up rice. Add salsa, stir to mix into rice mixture. Add cheese and cilantro, stir until cheese is melted. Add ranch, stir to combine. Top with green onions as garnish and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

First published in 2015. Updated in June 2023.