Best Chipotle Rice Recipes

CHIPOTLE COPYCAT LIME RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil or butter over low heat, stirring occasionally until melted.
• Add rice and lime juice, stir for 1 minute.
• Add water and salt, bring to a full rolling boil.(Some people have had success with 1 cup of water, but when I've made it with 2 it worked for me).
• At boiling, cover, turn down to simmer over low heat until rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 25 minutes.
• Add in the cilantro and fluff rice with a fork.

COPYCAT CHIPOTLE BARBACOA BOWL WITH CILANTRO- LIME RICE

Steps:

• For the marinade:.
• To the bowl of a food processor or blender add 1/2 cup water, onion, garlic, 4 tablespoons adobo sauce (from can of chili's in adabo), 2 chipotle chili (also from can), chile powder, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon salt, cumin, vinegar, oregano, and black pepper.
• Blend until completely smooth, add 1 1/2 cup water stirring to combine.
• Marinate meat in adobo:.
• Place meat in a large non-reactive container, with enough room for the adobo sauce.
• Pour sauce over, turning roast to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for 10 to 12 hours (overnight) for the most intense flavor; meat can be marinated for up to 2 days. Remove roast from marinade, pat dry with paper towels. Cut beef into 3 equal portions.
• Cook Roast:.
• Preheat oven to 275F .
• In a large Dutch oven, combine beef with adobo marinade and bay leaves. Cover and cook until beef is tender and can be pulled apart with a fork, 6 to 7 hours.
• Using a large slotted spoon or tongs remove beef to a large bowl. (reserve cooking liquid, discard bay leaves and whole chilis) Allow beef to rest, covered for 30 minutes, Shred beef using two forks or tongs, discarding excess fat. Taste adobo cooking liquid. (if it is too spicy or too salty, thin it out with hot water) moisten meat with 1 cup adobo cooking liquid, reserving the rest for later use.
• Make Rice:.
• In medium pot (about 2 to 3 quarts) combine water, rice, salt, and bay leaf. Boil, uncovered until steam holes appear in rice, and grains on surface appear dry, about 8 minutes. Cover pot and cook rice over lowest heat 15 minutes more, until moisture is mostly absorbed. Remove pot from heat and cover. Let rice stand for 5 minutes undisturbed Transfer rice to a medium bowl fluff with a fork, stir in lime juice and cilantro.
• Assemble Barbacoa Bowls:.
• Top desired amount of cilantro-lime rice with barbacoa and desired toppings such as Copycat Chipotle Fresh Tomato Salsa, Copycat Chipotle Guacamole, Copycat Chipotle Pinto Beans and Monterey jack cheese.

SPICY CHIPOTLE SHRIMP WITH JALAPENO GREEN RICE

Steps:

• For the rice: Combine the rice and enough cold water to cover by 1 inch; let soak 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, stir together the chicken broth, cilantro, onion, mustard, oil, jalapeno(s), garlic, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Using an immersion blender, blend until finely chopped.
• Drain the rice. Return the broth mixture to a boil and stir in the rice. Cover tightly and simmer over medium-low heat until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the rice stand, covered, 5 minutes. Add the lime zest and fluff with a fork.
• For the shrimp: Meanwhile, combine the tomatoes, chipotles, oil, garlic and 1/2 cup water in a blender and puree until smooth; season with about 1 teaspoon salt. Transfer the tomato mixture to a large skillet and cook until heated, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Serve with the rice and sprinkle with cilantro.

SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-LIME CHICKEN THIGHS JAMAICAN RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• For the chicken: Arrange onion, celery and carrots in bottom of slow cooker. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and arrange over vegetables.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, lime juice, chipotle chiles with sauce, and garlic. Pour mixture over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Serve half of the thighs with this meal (topped with diced avocado and cilantro and garnished with lime wedges) and reserve remaining thighs for another meal.
• For the rice: In a medium saucepan, combine rice, coconut milk, water, beans, thyme, and lime zest. Set pan over high heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 5 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Fold in scallions and season to taste with salt and pepper.

PORK CHOPS WITH RASPBERRY CHIPOTLE SAUCE AND HERBED RICE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork with garlic pepper. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork to oil. Cook 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until pork is no longer pink and meat thermometer inserted in center reads 145°F. Remove from skillet to serving platter (reserve pork drippings); keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir raspberry spread, water, vinegar and chile; set aside. Make rice as directed on package. Stir in remaining rice ingredients; keep warm.
• In skillet with pork drippings, pour raspberry mixture. Cook and stir over low heat about 1 minute or until sauce is bubbly and slightly thickened. Serve pork chops with sauce and rice.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken on both sides with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Working in batches, brown chicken on both sides, about 6 minutes total; transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pot (if necessary, add a bit of water to release browned bits).
• Add garlic, cumin, and chiles; cook until garlic is soft and fragrant, 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and 1 teaspoon salt and cook until tomatoes begin to break down and release their juices, 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup water and return chicken and any accumulated juices to pot. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook 25 minutes.
• Remove several pieces of chicken and stir in rice, making sure it is completely submerged in liquid. Replace chicken, cover, and cook until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 25 to 30 minutes more. Serve with lime wedges and cilantro if desired.

CHIPOTLE SHRIMP AND RICE BOWL

Steps:

• Pat shrimp dry with paper towels and season lightly with salt.
• Preheat large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and heat until shimmering. Add shrimp, chopped poblano pepper and adobo sauce; cook two minutes, stirring to ensure shrimp are evenly coated with sauce. Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and cook one minute more or until shrimp are cooked through, stirring constantly. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• In same skillet, place water, contents of rice package and corn in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 7 minutes or until water has been absorbed and rice is tender. Remove from heat and stir in green onions and cilantro.
• Place rice mixture on a serving platter. Top with shrimp; serve with lime wedges.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN RICE BOWL

Steps:

• For the Marinade and Chicken: Add all marinade ingredients together, except chicken, to a food processor and puree until smooth.
• Rub the marinade into the chicken and marinate at least one hour, up to 4 hours. Season the chicken with salt to taste. Grill the chicken for about 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Slice into strips.
• For the Basmati Rice: In a 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil or butter over low heat, stirring occasionally until melted.
• Add water and salt; bring to a full rolling boil. At boiling, cover, turn down to simmer over low heat until rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice; fluff rice with a fork.
• To Assemble: Spoon the rice into each bowl, followed by the beans, then the grilled chicken strips. Top with your choice garnishes.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN WITH SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Stir in beans, salsa and chipotle pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 6-8 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into chicken reads 170°., Meanwhile, prepare rice according to package directions. Serve chicken with rice; sprinkle with cheese and cilantro.

SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-LIME CHICKEN THIGHS AND JAMAICAN RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Arrange onion, celery and carrots in bottom of slow cooker. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and arrange over vegetables. In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, lime juice, chipotle chiles with sauce, and garlic. Pour mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Serve half of the thighs with this meal (topped with diced avocado and cilantro and garnished with lime wedges) and reserve remaining thighs for another meal. Rice & Peas: In a medium saucepan, combine rice, coconut milk, water, beans, thyme, and lime zest. Set pan over high heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 5 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Fold in scallions and season to taste with salt and pepper.

SLOW-COOKER CHIPOTLE CHICKEN AND PINTOS WITH SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Place chicken, pinto beans, green chiles, chipotle chiles and gravy mix (dry) in order listed in 3- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• About 30 minutes before serving, make Spanish rice mix as directed on package, using water and oil.
• Meanwhile, gently stir tomato into chicken mixture.
• To serve, spoon about 1 1/4 cups chicken mixture over 1/2 cup rice. Sprinkle with cilantro.

CHIPOTLE CASHEW CHICKEN WITH BROWN RICE

Steps:

• In a medium pot over medium heat combine 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and 1 tablespoon butter. When butter melts into oil, add in the chopped onion, cook 2 minutes, then add rice and cook 3 minutes more. Add stock and cover the pot. Raise heat to bring stock to a rapid boil. Once the stock boils, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, 17-18 minutes.
• While rice cooks, make the chicken. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan, then the chicken. Season the chicken with grill seasoning. Brown the chicken on both sides, season with soy sauce then move off to one side of the pan. Add the remaining onions, garlic and peppers. Cook 2 to 3 minutes then add water chest nuts and green peas and mix vegetables and meat together. Add the chipotles and cumin. Toss to coat. Glaze the mixture with honey and maple syrup and turn off the heat. Add in the chopped cilantro or parsley and the cashew nuts.
• Top rice with cashew chicken and serve.

FRIED WHOLE FISH, CHIPOTLE SAUCE, RICE, AND MEXICAN SLAW

Steps:

• For the fish: Combine garlic, salt and 1 gallon water in a pot. Bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Pour the brine in a container to cool it down to room temperature, then add fish. Let the fish soak in the brine, refrigerated, for 24 hours.
• Heat the oil in a deep-fryer to 325 degrees F. Fry fish until cooked through, 8 to 9 minutes.
• Let fish rest for a couple of minutes, then place on a plate. Serve with Chipotle Sauce, Mexican Slaw and rice.
• Add butter to a large pot over high heat, then add onion, adobo puree, cilantro, jalapeno and garlic. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes, then add lobster broth and ketchup. Lower to medium heat and cook for 10 minutes.
• Toss red and white cabbage, onion and cilantro in a bowl and add lime juice, olive oil and salt to taste.

CHIPOTLE RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook rice in water as directed on package. Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix roasted peppers, beans, corn, diced tomatoes, cilantro, chipotle chiles, 1/2 cup of the cheese and the cooked rice.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat oil over low heat. Stir in flour, using wire whisk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Gradually stir in milk, broth, cumin and garlic salt. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir about 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Stir into rice mixture in bowl. Spoon mixture into baking dish.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly around edges. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Arrange tomato slices on top. Bake 5 to 8 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

SLOW-COOKER CHIPOTLE CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt. Cook chicken in skillet over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides.
• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix chicken, stir-fry vegetables, corn, tomatoes, broth and chilies in cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
• Remove chicken from cooker. Stir rice into mixture in cooker; return chicken to cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 20 to 25 minutes or until rice is tender.

SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-LIME CHICKEN THIGHS JAMAICAN RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Arrange onion, celery and carrots in bottom of slow cooker. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and arrange over vegetables.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, lime juice, chipotle chiles with sauce, and garlic. Pour mixture over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Serve half of the thighs with this meal (topped with diced avocado and cilantro and garnished with lime wedges) and reserve remaining thighs for another meal.

CHIPOTLE CHILI WITH RICE

Steps:

• Place ground beef, onion, and garlic in a lightly greased Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat until ground beef is browned, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
• Add chili powder, tomatoes, and beef broth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add Knorr® Rice and corn and cook another 7 minutes.

CHIPOTLE RED BEANS AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2-quart casserole or 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In baking dish, mix rice, corn, beans, broth, tomatoes and chile.
• Cover with lid or foil; bake 1 hour. Uncover; stir well. Sprinkle with chips and cheese. Bake uncovered 10 to 15 minutes longer or until bubbly and rice is tender.

CHIPOTLE CASHEW CHICKEN WITH BROWN RICE

Steps:

• In a medium pot over medium heat combine 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, and 1 Tbsp butter.
• When butter melts, add chopped onion. Cook 2 minutes.
• Add rice and cook 3 minutes more.
• Add stock and cover the pot. Raise heat and bring stock to rapid boil.
• Once stock boils, reduce heat to low and cook stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, 17-18 minute.
• While rice cooks, make the chicken.
• Heat large skillet over high heat.
• Add vegetable oil, then chicken.
• Season chicken with grill seasoning.
• Brown chicken on both sides, season with soy sauce, then move off to one side of the pan.
• Add the remaining onions, garlic, and peppers.
• Cook 3 minutes then add water chestnuts and green peas. Mix veggies and meat together.
• Add the chipotles in adobo and cumin.
• Toss to coat.
• Glaze the mixture with honey and maple syrup, and turn off the heat.
• Add in the cilantro and cashew nuts.
• Top rice with cashew chicken and serve.

ORANGE CHIPOTLE RISOTTO IN RICE COOKER OR STOVE TOP

Steps:

• Rice Cooker:.
• Saute onions in butter in an open rice cooker, then add Arborio rice and liquids, zest, saffron, and chipotle pepper and sauce. Cook for about 25 minutes in an on/off cooker or use the "slow" or "porridge" cycle if your machine has one which should be 1 hour.
• Mix in grated cheese and herbs at the end. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stove Top:.
• Heat butter in a heavy non stick pot. Add onions and cook till translucent. Add rice and stir till coated. Add zest, saffron, and chipotle pepper and sauce. Add 1 cup of liquid at a time stirring on medium heat until absorbed. Continue cooking and adding liquid till desired tenderness is achieved. Stir in cheese and parsley season to taste with salt and pepper.