Garlic Butter Rice Recipe

garlic butter rice with butter, head of garlic in background

Buttery, fragrant garlic butter rice is an easy one-pot side dish made with long grain white rice simmered in slow-infused garlic butter and chicken broth.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword garlic butter rice

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 23

Resting Time 5

Total Time 33

Servings people

Calories 239kcal

Author Tanya Harris

Ingredients

1 cup long grain white rice
2 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 cloves garlic minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1¾ cups low sodium chicken broth
½ teaspoon salt plus a pinch for the garlic
2 teaspoons fresh parsley chopped for garnish

Instructions

In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter until it’s fully liquid and just starting to foam.
Add the minced garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook on low for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is soft and fragrant but not browned.
Add the rice to the pan and stir for about 10 seconds, coating every grain in the garlic butter.
Pour in the chicken broth and add the ½ teaspoon salt. Stir, then increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover with a tight-fitting lid, and simmer for 18 minutes, until the liquid is fully absorbed.
Remove from heat and let the rice rest, still covered, for 5 minutes.
Fluﬀ the rice with a fork, top with fresh parsley, and serve warm.

Notes

If you rinse your rice first, make sure to drain it well before adding it to the garlic butter so excess water doesn’t throw off the liquid ratio.
Keep the heat low while cooking the garlic. You want it soft and fragrant, not browned, so the rice gets a mellow garlic flavor instead of a bitter taste.

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