Overhead view of a serving of a K-12 Cilantro Lime Rice Bowl.

Cilantro Lime Rice Bowl

This Caribbean-inspired bowl featuring citrusy pork, tropical mango, zesty black beans, and cilantro lime rice. This is a hearty recipe that is a full compliant meal in a bowl, making this a great option for fast moving high school lunch lines!

This recipe stars U.S.-grown white rice and comes to us from Chef Diane Grodek of USA Rice’s K-12 Chef Advisory Board.

  • Servings
    12
  • Serving Size
    #16 scoop Pork + #16 scoop Beans + 2 scoops #8 Rice + #16 scoop Mango Pico

Ingredients

Pork

  • 1 lb 9 oz pulled pork (pre-cooked, frozen thawed)
  • ¼ oz. garlic
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp lime Juice
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup + 3 tsp Orange Juice
  • 1 tbsp onion
  • ¼ tsp Chipotle
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¾ cup veg stock / broth

Mango Pico

  • 10 oz. mango (fresh or frozen)
  • 4 oz. tomato
  • 2 oz.onion
  • ¼ oz. cilantro
  • 1 tsp. lime juice
  • ¼ tsp black pepper

Black Beans

  • 3 cups (¼ 10 can)
  • 1 tsp garlic
  • 2 oz. onion
  • 2 oz. poblano pepper
  • ⅛ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp chipotle
  • 3 tsp lime juice
  • 1 cup water (or vegetarian stock)

Rice

  • 1 lb 9 oz. brown rice
  • 3 oz. cilantro
  • 1/2 cup lime juice

Directions

Pork

  • Chop the garlic and onion and sauté in a large bot with the oil until tender.
  • Add the lime juice, vinegar, orange juice, chipotle, cumin, and broth and combine well in the pot.
  • Add the pork, simmer on medium-low until the pork absorbs most of the liquid

Mango Pico

  • Chop all of the ingredients into a medium dice size and combine in bowl
  • Add the lime juice and black pepper and combine well. Reserve in the cooler until service

Black Beans

  • Chop the garlic and onion and poblanos and sauté in a large bot with the oil until tender.
  • Add the beans, paprika, chipotle, lime juice and water
  • Simmer for 15 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed

Rice

  • Cook the rice in the steamer until it is tender. Add chopped cilantro and lime juice to the cooked rice and mix well

Recipe Notes

One serving is gluten-free and provides 2 equivalent whole grain and 2 equivalent meat/meat alternate.

One serving with no pork, only beans is gluten-free, vegan, and provides 2 equivalent whole grain and 2 equivalent meat/meat alternate.

For Vegetarian Option, substitute one #8 scoop Beans, no Pork