Want to hear about the most ridiculous problem Shawn and I have?
Our new house is on an old ranch, and it isn’t wired with an internet line. So we have to use satellite internet. Satellite internet is a little…interesting. It functions like a cell phone plan: we get unlimited web browsing and email internet use, but for streaming (Netflix, renting movies off iTunes, playing music off Pandora) we only get 10 gigs a month. 10 gigs!
When we found this out, I thought it was a joke. 10 gigs? That’s only like 3 movies streamed. Well our internet had some “good news” to soften the blow. We get unlimited streaming between the hours of midnight and 5am. Perfect. I can’t wait to set my alarm for midnight so I can wake up and binge watch House of Cards all thru the night. Except not.
If we go over, they basically turn our internet off until the billing cycle is over. That is, unless, we want to buy another 5 gigs of internet for the low low price of $30. Which we had to. On Sunday. When we already used up our 30 gigs only 3 weeks into the billing cycle.
A little advice if you’re in our situation. DON’T leave your TV on the DirectTV channel that talks about all the upcoming movies to rent and shows to watch. Apparently that channel requires the internet. And we had our TV on that channel for most of the weekend. So whenever we were scrolling thru our DVR list, that channel was what was playing in the background and used up a majority of our streaming gigs. Whoops. Lesson learned. The hard way, of course.
Thank goodness rice is cheap, because with crazy internet bills like this, it might be the only food we can afford. Just kidding! Kind of.
But this coconut lime rice is SO insanely delicious I could eat it everyday. Which I kind of have for the past week. If I told you I made this coconut lime rice to serve with our dinner 3 out of the 7 nights last week, it would be a lie. Because I made it 4 out of the 7 nights. I can’t stop myself!
It couldn’t be easier to make. I start off by sauteing the rice in coconut oil for just a minute to really get the coconut flavors started. Then you add in 1 can of low fat coconut milk, let it cook for 35 minutes as it soaks up all the delicious coconut flavor. After the rice is done cooking, you fluff it with a fork, stir in some lime zest and lime juice, and devour. The resulting coconut lime rice is light, fluffy, and tastes like something you would eat on a tropical vacation.
I served this coconut lime rice along grilled fish, shrimp tacos, and this amazing chicken dish I’m sharing with you on Thursday. Stay tuned!
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 cup white jasmine rice*
- 1 13.5 ounce can of light (or low fat) coconut milk
- zest of 1 lime
- juice of half a lime
- salt to taste
- In a small sauce pan over medium high heat, saute the rice in the coconut oil for just 1 minute. Pour in the can of coconut milk and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, cover with a lid, and reduce heat to low. Simmer the rice covered for 35 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow to sit with the lid on for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid, fluff the rice with a fork, then stir in the lime zest, lime juice, and salt to taste. Serve warm.
Wow! That is one bummer internet deal you’ve got! I’m pretty sure I couldn’t live without Netflix nearly every day so I don’t know how you’re dealing with it! LOL. And this rice! SO. FLUFFY. Omg I so want a big bowl of this right now! Love the flavors of coconut and lime together and I’m thinking I could even sneak some cilantro in there too (my cilantro plant is going CRAZY) Love this, Natalie! Pinned.
I can practically taste all that citrus-y goodness — sounds delicious!
Nat, you made me laugh when I read the sentence “Thank goodness rice is cheap, because with crazy internet bills like this, it might be the only food we can afford”. You are so funny, girl! I love your sense of humor!
Again I love you video and this recipe is great! Love this combo: coconut and rice.
Have a wonderful week my friend ;-)
That sounds so frustrating! I’d probably go over my data in one week! This has to be the most perfect, fluffy rice ever, and I bet it tastes amazing with the coconut oil, coconut milk, and lime!
Ahhhh … this looks so good that I think I’ll be serving it four nights this week!! I can think of so many things it would go well with.
I hear you on the Internet problem. We had the same problem in the UK recently when we were staying with our parents. My dad doesn’t usually use very much Internet, but we turned up and suddenly he went over his quota rather quickly … oops! Sorry, Dad! ;-)
Wow, that’s not great about the internet! Yikes. This rice looks so nice! Darryl loves lime, so I may have to give this a try! Pinning.
This is such a great change from normal plain rice! Looks like the perfect summer side dish!
We don’t have the fastest internet speed either, but reading about your streaming dilemma, makes me feel bad about complaining when ours “buffers” once in a while ;). Let’s concentrate on your coconut lime rice though. I am not kidding when I say that I could eat one bowl after another of this stuff. I love Chipotles cilantro lime rice, but this version looks and sounds even better!!
Wow what a horrible situation. I can not imagine how crazy it must be and now you have to keep track of how much you’re using up. :((((
On the other hand this rice looks spectacular. It’s calling my name. I think it would go perfectly with grilled salmon I’m making tonight.
NO stinking way!! That’s a pain in the A**. Especially in the age of streaming 24/7 for everything. I mean, are movie stores even open to rent movies? Strange that you get free streaming then..clearly it’s because no one uses it then anyways lol. Sorry dear! This rice does look wonderful though!! Beyond wonderful. And i’m loving the simplicity of it. PLUS, now I need to go out and buy that can of coconut milk…a Trader Joe’s product I haven’t tried?!? What?? Thanks Natalie :)
Oh my gosh you have some crazy internet rules! I wouldn’t be able to stay on top of that at all and I’d never think about that channel being on. I’m always looking for a way to jazz up rice. It’s always so boring. Hello coconut and lime!
Yikes, that stinks about the limit on streaming. Sorry to hear that sweetie :(
On the other hand, at least you have this amazing rice! Love love love coconut lime rice and yours looks absolutely perfect :)
Sorry to hear about your internet bill…sounds rough! At least you had this yummy rice to soothe yourself with right? :-) It looks delicious!
Well, that’s a bummer about the internet. On the bright side you have the most adorable house! I’m in love with this recipe too, coconut lime rice sounds perfect to me. I bet my husband would love it too! Pinning this one, can’t wait to try it out :)
Really!? That’s ridiculous. I would be so mad. It’s like pioneer times for goodness sakes! I though internet was everywhere -they probably do that on purpose! Grrrr. Ha, you’re right about rice being cheap. I LOVE rice. All rice. I eat it nearly every day I love it so much. Infusing this with coconut milk would be killer! And your video is the best! Seeing food in action makes me hungry :)
Oh no! How frustrating.
This sounds delicious though. I love coconut rice – it’s so creamy.
What a crazy problem to have! I can’t even imagine having a cap on my internet use; I’m a bit of a data hog. And I’m mighty impressed by your restraint from binge watching tv all night:)
My stomach literally just growled for this rice, Natalie! At first I read “coconut lime pie”…nope…RICE. Brilliant! Pinning this for later!
Ugh, it is such an annoying problem Sarah! We’re lucky and are grandfathered in to “unlimited data” on our AT&T iPhones, so I’ve never had to keep an eye on my data usage, until now. Luckily we can plug our phones into our TV and stream Netflix that way. Otherwise, we would be pretty screwed.
This rice is so tasty! I hope you like it if you make it! And thanks for stopping by my blog! Off to check out yours : )
Internet problems are the worst! I feel for you, Natalie! But this rice looks delicious, so hopefully that helped just a little bit. I love this flavor combination! Such a brilliant idea. I wish I had a big bowl full of this right now!
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe how absurd that satellite internet is! That’s kind of crazy, considering how much people stream these days. We just cancelled our cable recently because it was so horrible and got a Roku and an Apple TV instead… so we’d be majorly screwed. Moral of the story is, ALL cable and internet providers are evil. Sigh. First world problems.
And…. your rice sounds yummy. Much fresher than Chipotle’s!
Wow, I would probably pack up and move immediately ;) Just kidding, or not. A limited amount of internet would be very bad for me. As it is, we have increased our cell phone plan and I still go over every month, opps. At least you have a delicious, cheap and easy recipe you can make to offset all of your interest costs!
What a bummer about your internet. But this rice looks so good. I too could eat it every night.
Oh no! That sucks. It seems like internet and cable companies are always out to screw us! At least you have this amazing looking coconut rice to make you happy! I’m always looking for tasty rice side dishes and I will have to try this one out soon!
Oh my gosh, that internet is RIDICULOUS!! We would be in serious trouble, all the time. But let’s talk about this rice. YUMMMM!! That combo of flavors sounds so, so good together. I can’t wait to make it!
Oh yum! Pinned to our coconut board friend. Must try ASAP. I think the whole family would enjoy this one!
I think I could eat this and only this for dinner every night this week. It looks like absolute rice perfection! Love the flavors of coconut and lime.
Satellite internet!? I didn’t even know you could do that… the unlimited streaming after midnight is nice… if you actually watched TV at that time!
I love the sound of this rice, I had coconut rice one time at a restaurant and have been wanting to make it ever since, I definitely have to try this out!
Ugh, that has has got to be terrible and super inconvenient. Reminds me of the days before unlimited cell plans. We’ve been thinking of canceling cable and doing streaming instead. I’m going to have to look into that a bit more after hearing your situation.
This rice sounds delicious! Perfect timing…I have been looking for a recipe for coconut rice. Pinning!
I have seen tons of dishes using coconut milk in savory dishes but I was a little nervous to try it. I don’t know why! It just isn’t the type of thing we normally eat. However, you have totally sold me! This looks fantastic! I am going to try it this week. I can’t wait to see the chicken dish you paired it with!
Nope… No Deal! That stinks, what a total pain. :( My sympathies are with you, I’d be stuffed with what you are being offered, Id possibly resort to midnight waking. LOL.
Love the lime rice, what a lovely way to make boring ol rice fun and fresh. Yarm!
Internet BAD
Rice GOOD!!
Substitute brown rice and add a little cilantro?????
This recipe sounds delicious! Could quinoa replace rice, do you think? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Pat! You know, I’ve never tried this with quinoa. But it should work just fine! Just replace equal amounts of coconut milk for water/broth. Let me know how it turns out! If I try it, I’ll be sure to let you know : )
Served this rice with the sticky garlic honey shrimp recipe, yummmmy! Would go great with any fish recipe. Wondering if I added some pineapple tidbits how that would be?!
Ooooh, this would be good with sticky garlic honey shrimp! I might have to copy you and try that myself. And I love the idea of adding pineapple! I would add in chopped pineapple at the end after the rice is done cooking. That would be so good!
I made this for our family a couple of nights ago, paired with Honey Garlic chicken and sesame green beans and it was delicious! Really, my family is lucky I let them have any. We will certainly have it again!
Yea! I’m so happy to hear that! I make this alllll the time. And with almost every fish dish I make. Glad your family liked it. You’re very nice to share : )
Check into getting a ROKU video streamer. May solve your problem. All major retailers carry them.