Coconut Rice with Bok Choy and Lime

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 cups bok choy, white stalks sliced in ½ in pieces and greens chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 ½ cups basmati rice, rinsed
¾ cups water
1 1/2 cups canned coconut milk
1 lemon grass stalk, trimmed to bottom 6 inches and smashed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon grated lime zest plus 2 teaspoons juice
 

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat until simmering.
  2.  Add bok choy stalks and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes.
  3. Stir in rice, water, coconut milk, lemon grass, and 2 teaspoons salt and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer gently until liquid is absorbed, 18 to 20 minutes.
  4. Fold in cilantro, lime zest and juice, and bok choy greens and cover.
  5. Cook until rice is tender, about 3 minutes. Discard lemon grass. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
     
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Recipe Category

One pan meals

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Coconut Rice with Bok Choy and Lime

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 cups bok choy, white stalks sliced in ½ in pieces and greens chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 ½ cups basmati rice, rinsed
¾ cups water
1 1/2 cups canned coconut milk
1 lemon grass stalk, trimmed to bottom 6 inches and smashed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon grated lime zest plus 2 teaspoons juice
 

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat until simmering.
  2.  Add bok choy stalks and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes.
  3. Stir in rice, water, coconut milk, lemon grass, and 2 teaspoons salt and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer gently until liquid is absorbed, 18 to 20 minutes.
  4. Fold in cilantro, lime zest and juice, and bok choy greens and cover.
  5. Cook until rice is tender, about 3 minutes. Discard lemon grass. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
     

Nutrition Facts

6 serving per container

Serving size 1 cup

Amount Per Serving
Calories 250
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 6%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 200mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 45g 16%
Dietary Fiber 5g 18%
Total Sugars 5g
Includes 0g Added Sugars 0%
Protein 9g
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 298mg 25%
Iron 3mg 15%
Potassium 752mg 15%

The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.