Zucchini Rice
A quick and easy side dish that’s not only fresh, healthy, and hearty but it goes well with anything and everything!
With zucchini season in full throttle, this side dish needs to be made stat.
It doesn’t even really need to be a side.
You can have this for dinner.
I already had two bowls of this.
And I’m just about to get my third.
Yes, it’s just that good. And you can add more veggies to your liking.
It can also work as breakfast – just throw in a fried egg on top and you’re set. See, it’s not only incredibly versatile but it’s also fitting for every single meal. Done.
Zucchini Rice
A quick and easy side dish that’s not only fresh, healthy, and hearty but it goes well with anything and everything!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups uncooked rice
- 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
- 2 zucchini, shredded
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Juice of 1 lime
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large saucepan of 3 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
- Remove from heat and stir in black beans, corn, zucchini, butter, lime juice and cilantro. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
- Fluff rice with a fork; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve immediately.
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Really nice side dish. Easy. Quick. Followed recipe. My only suggestion is to heat for a min or so after adding rice to zucchini mixture; the dish cooled considerably even when served quickly. Served this with tilapia and it was wonderful. Thank you.
Made this for dinner tonight and it is a keeper. I omitted the beans as my husband has a legume allergy. Added some green onion but otherwise followed exactly. It is nice and lite. Had with chicken and made it a perfect meal. Thanks for sharing!
This dish is one of my favorites, and a hit whenever I make it for a potluck or picnic. I love the combination of flavors with the lime and cilantro.
what about using dried cilantro leaves?
Sure!
How do you freeze zucchini?
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
What do you think about substituting chick peas for the black beans?
Sounds amazing!
This just might be my new summer addiction! Yum, eating some now!
This is a really nice recipe, thanks.
I’ll take some to work for lunch tomorrow.
It’s colourful and tastes great.
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This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it. I’ll probably try it with brown rice, but do you think it would work with quinoa? I’m trying to eat healthier.
Yes, absolutely.
This was delicious my family loved it! I used a steamer bag of corn and squezzed some the excess water out of the zucchini before combining it with the rice. Next time I make This will probably use half the amount of butter or none at all.
Chungah,
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Hi, this looks delicious!! I’m doing Weight Watchers so I was wondering if you know about what a serving size is? I know it says it serves 6. Thank you!
About 1/2-3/4 cup per serving.
How well does this reheat????
Very well! 🙂
Wow just made this!! So good!! I made a side of white rice to put some juice on! Delicious!!
What a beauty cook.So nice look.It make me feel hungry.
Thanks so much for this recipe! I am so excited to try it. It will definitely be basmati rice, since that is all we eat at our house. I think I am going to team it up with my cuban style pork roast this upcoming weekend. It should marry nicely with the orange, lime and cilantro of the pork. Since my husband and I have a very serious love affair going with spicy food, I will be adding some red pepper flakes and perhaps some diced fresh jalapeños. I have made several recipes from your site…and they are always as promised, Damn Delicious!
A little bland. I would use more lime and add something like crushed chillies for more kick.
Yes, absolutely! Please feel free to add more lime juice or other spices as needed to suit your preferences. Isn’t that the beauty of home cooking? 🙂
Looking forward to making again tonight as a side to a tangy brisket!
I added some lime zest to my recipe last night. Since zucchini is on my list of food I should not eat much of, I peeled the zucchini skin off and also I used only one zucchini instead of two. You are right, this is the joy and beauty of home cooking!!
Would this freeze well?
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
thoughts on using cauliflower rice?
Sounds like a great idea!