Once you see how easy and flavorful this cilantro rice is, you’ll find excuses to make it as your weeknight side dish. We developed this recipe as the side dish to our Green Chile Chicken Skillet, but you’d be remiss if you didn’t also try this rice recipe with dishes like your favorite enchiladas or burrito bowls. If you’ve got pepper heads at your table, add extra fresh jalapeño to the dish, or hold it if the peppery bite will be too strong for folks with sensitive palates.

Learn how to make cilantro rice. This dish is proof all rice isn’t made the same.

Editor’s Note: This recipe was developed by Renu Dhar; the headnote was written by Kimberly Holland.