Cilantro Lime Rice Shrimp Bowl

Name: Cilantro Lime Rice Shrimp Bowl
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 2 tbsps butter divided; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 2 cloves garlic minced; 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers seeded and diced; 2 cups instant white rice; 2 cups chicken broth; 2 tbsps fresh lime juice; 1/4 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt; 4 tbsps chopped fresh cilantro divided; Zest of 1 lime; 2 tbsps butter divided; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Cumin, Ground; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Garlic Powder; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Paprika, Smoked; 12 jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined

Take your weeknight dinners to the next level with this rice bowl recipe. Enjoy blackened shrimp sautéed in butter and seasoned with garlic powder, paprika and ground cumin. Serve over a bed of cilantro lime rice cooked in savory chicken broth and topped with lime zes...

Ingredients

Cilantro Lime Rice
2 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
2 cups instant white rice
2 cups chicken broth Substitutions available
- vegetable broth
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt
4 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, divided
Zest of 1 lime
Shrimp
2 tablespoons butter, divided
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cumin
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Garlic Powder
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Smoked Paprika
12 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and jalapenos and saute 3 to 4 minutes or until softened. Add rice, broth, lime juice, salt and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook 5 minutes, remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff rice with fork and add remaining butter, cilantro and lime zest.
2 For the shrimp, melt butter over medium-high heat in a separate medium skillet. Whisk in spices and add shrimp, cooking about 2 minutes per side or just until shrimp turn pink.
3 To serve, divide Cilantro Lime Rice between 4 bowls. Top with shrimp and garnish with additional cilantro, lime wedges and avocado slices.