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Cilantro Lime Recipes

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If you’re as obsessed with cilantro-lime as I am, get ready to let your tastebuds have their own fiesta with these epic cilantro-lime recipes.

From our staple cilantro lime rice side dish that my family requests 2x week to a mouthwatering sauce you’ll want to drizzle over everything, these easy recipes will keep those flavors in your meals on repeat.

an image collage of six cilantro lime recipes

Recipes with Cilantro Lime

While you can chop and sprinkle cilantro and squeeze a wedge of lime over shrimp fajitas, or an easy taco night or to up the flavor of a simple pan-fried chicken breast; that’s an afterthought.

These are the recipes I make on repeat for my family because the cilantro lime combination is the star of the show. I recommend you try these:

a bowl of cilantro lime rice
Authentic Cilantro Lime Rice
5 from 12 votes
Transform plain rice into an epic side dish with lots of cilantro, lots of garlic, and lots of lime!
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cilantro lime marinated chicken thighs in a white skillet
Epic Chicken Marinade
5 from 35 votes
Say goodbye to bland chicken for good with this 20-minute marinade.
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Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce
5 from 18 votes
OBSESSED. You're going to drizzle this sauce over e v e r y t h i n g. Tacos, salads, chicken, fish…
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two cilantro lime chicken breasts with avocado salsa
Avocado Chicken
4.95 from 40 votes
Cilantro-lime marinaded chicken topped with avocado salsa… it's a 2 for 1 recipe!
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sliced cucumber salad in a white bowl
Quick Cucumber Salad
5 from 36 votes
Craving something healthy and crunchy? This vibrant salad with a cilantro lime dressing pairs well with any protein.
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closeup look at a large bowl of avocado salsa
Chunky Avocado Salsa
5 from 25 votes
Grab your chips asap for this chunky guac that's loaded with cilantro and lime.
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cilantro lime cauliflower rice
Easy Cauliflower Rice
5 from 33 votes
A lower carb side dish that infuses a plain-tasting veggie with all the freshness of your two favorite ingredients.
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Corn and Black Bean Salsa
5 from 17 votes
A 5 minute salsa recipe made with pantry staples loaded with the flavor combo you love.
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Those are just some of my go-to recipes that bring out the ultimate flavor combo of this dynamic duo: cilantro and lime!

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  1. Melanie says

    5 stars
    Delicioussss! My family loves cilantro lime everything so this post made my day. I started with the cilantro lime rice. YUMMY!!

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    • Laura Fuentes says

      On everyyyyythingggg!

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  2. Emily says

    I love cilantro! The marinade was amazing, can’t wait to try out more of your recipes.

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  3. Reilly says

    5 stars
    Cilantro lime is my everything! The rice was amazing so I’m definitely trying the sauce next.

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  4. Katie says

    5 stars
    There is something so epic about the combination of cilantro and lime that I have to give any recipe with these ingredients a try! Absolutely delicious!

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