Garlic Butter Rice has so much flavor, it makes the perfect side to go with anything! One pot does it all.
Garlic Butter Rice will have your mouth watering and wanting more! Family approved rice recipe that quickly goes into heavy rotation on the dinner menu. It’s full of buttery garlic flavors that are so good you can eat a bowl by itself! Elevate plain rice with this incredible recipe.
GARLIC BUTTER RICE
A favorite with ANYONE you serve it to, cook it all up in ONE pot in no time at all. This rice recipe goes with absolutely anything! From Italian recipes to Western, even Mediterranean or French! We can’t think of a single dish this does not compliment.
Well-seasoned and full-flavored, you would be forgiven for eating spoonfuls straight out of the pot. YES it’s that good!
HOW TO COOK RICE ON THE STOVE
You don’t need to rinse rice to get it nice and fluffy! If you use our cooking method and rice to liquid ratio, it will come out perfectly every single time!
- Melt butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add garlic and stir until fragrant.
- Stir uncooked rice into the garlic butter to evenly coat with ALL the garlic butter flavors.
- Add broth, dried herbs, salt and pepper.
- Stir well and bring to a boil UNCOVERED over medium high heat.
- Reduce heat to low, cover with lid and let cook until he liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes!
- Remove pot from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork and be in awe at the most perfect fluffy rice!
- Extra butter is stirred through right at the end to add extra taste.
TIPS FOR THE BEST GARLIC BUTTER RICE
If you’ve been looking for an incredibly delicious and EASY rice recipe for a side dish, you’ve found it right here! Follow these tips to make sure it’s great:
- The recipe calls for chicken or vegetable broth, but you can use plain water. Make sure you use low sodium broth as your rice may come out too salty. If using regular broth, simply adjust the amount of salt you add.
- For best results, we recommend using long grain rice. You can also use Basmati or Jasmine.
- Don’t be tempted to uncover the rice while it’s cooking to take a peak. Leave the lid on to let the steam do its magic!
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Garlic butter rice can replace any plain rice as a side dish. Think a juicy piece of steak, lamb chops, chicken curry or our creamy Tuscan Chicken. Pile on some roasted veggies or greens and you’re good to go!
HOW TO STORE LEFTOVER RICE
Let rice cool to room temperature and transfer to an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 3 days.
GARLIC BUTTER RICE
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons (2oz. | 60g) butter, divided
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice, long gran, Basmati or Jasmine
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, or vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley, plus extra to garnish
Instructions
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in rice to coat with the garlic butter.
- Add broth, dried parsley, salt and pepper. Stir well and bring to a boil.
- Cover with lid and reduce heat to low so the liquid is simmering very gently. Cook until all liquid has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Uncover and stir through fresh parsley.
- Remove from heat, cover with lid and let stand 5-10 minutes, until soft.
- Fluff rice with a fork. Stir through remaining butter and season with a little extra salt, pepper and dried parsley.
- Garnish with some fresh chopped parsley.
Matt says
can I make this in a rice cooker?
Vivien says
So so so delicious!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Holly says
Oh my goodness! This rice is sooooooooo good! I will make a double recipe next time. We made it to go with the Butter Chicken Recipe.
Thanks for posting this!!!
Lorie Hamilton says
Sounds delicious!
How do you think this recipe would turn out using cauliflower rice? Thank you!
Nick Phillips says
Awesome compliment to the chicken curry on this site.
zaf says
Absolutely amazing recipe Thankyou so much wherever I go I am asked to make this rice with the butter chicken I have made it over 10 times so scrummy 😋
Nicolette says
Fabulous foolproof recipe that’s a go to when cooking any time of curry
Marnie says
The best & easiest rice I’ve ever made! Will definitely use this from now on.
Lexie says
Can you sub the heavy creme for coconut milk?
Josh says
No, won’t be creamy or fatty enough to absorb properly
Jess says
This is hands down the best garlic butter rice recipe I make. I always get asked why my rice tastes so nice and I will not have rice any other way!
Sheila says
Delicious garlic rice and murgh chicken recipes.
Elaine says
Served the Garlic Butter Rice with Chili Garlic Butter Shrimp from Cafe Delites…yup..thank goodness both my husband and I love garlic! I used leftover plain rice from a Chineses take out dinner night. Steamed it to reheat. In separate frying pan sauteed garlic in butter, added to steamed rice seasoned with salt and pepper and fresh parsley using recipe measurements. Took take out rice to a higher level. Husband was very happy! Side of roasted green beans. Thank you!
Sally says
Great recipe! Thank you
A says
I will try this in my rice cooker. I already use butter and chicken broth to cook my rice in the rice cooker. Excited to try this recipe!
Stef says
Cooked this, went straight by your Recipe! Didn’t even have to add Salt! It was super-easy to make and the Taste was absolutely Delicious, I wouldn’t change a thing!!! Both my Husband and I enjoyed it very much. Cooked this to go along with the Butter Chicken by Cafe Delights, was the Perfect Side, but is also very Good with other Dishes I am sure!!! Also made the Buttery Garlic Naan Bread Recipe from Cafe Delights. Made it a PERFECT DINNER! Thank you so much for this Recipe!!!
Melanie says
Easy to make, smells amazing and tastes great! I paired it with the creamy Tuscan chicken on your site. I’ll be saving both recipes.
Ari says
Absolutely delicious. I used jasmine rice and followed the recipe as written. It was so soft, creamy from the butter and full of flavor from the garlic and chicken broth. 10 out 10! I would highly recommend this recipe. Simple enough to make for weeknight dinner.
Ari says
Absolutely delicious. I used jasmine rice and followed the recipe as written. It was so soft, creamy from the butter and full of flavor from the garlic and chicken broth. 10 out 10! I would highly recommend this recipe.
Tammy says
I will never cook rice a another way again, this rice taste amazing. Easy to make and Perfectly paired with a curry.
Teresa Fudge says
Yes! my Turkish husband loves the rich flavor of this rice with his Turkish kabobs and other traditional Turkish dishes. So so delicious and yet so simple.
Nadia says
It was amazing with the butter chicken masala (got the recipe from this site as well) my family loved it. Thank you for the perfect dinner 😋
Ann Jackson says
My partner and I are Rangers, so more often on the road and in the bush. I usually make a rice salad for lunch on the move. I saw your recipe and decided to give it a try. Oh my golly! Delicious! Only problem was that partner took a spoon to it and I had to make another pot for the salad! This will be the go-to rice from now on. A million thanks for the recipe!
Carol Lorraine Martin says
Love this rice…..my go-to for sure!
kathleen pacilio says
This recipe was outstanding! I made it last night along with the Garlic Butter Rice and the Naan. The only modification I made was with the heavy cream. I lost a lot of weight during the pandemic and don’t want to gain it back so I added chicken broth to the cream. It was still extremely creamy and thick. My husband loved it too. Will definitely be making it again. Thank you! I am a follower now because all three things came out amazing!
kathleen pacilio says
Oops, I posted the comment under the wrong recipe! This rice is SO delicious!! It will be my go to recipe for the Tikka Masala and other dishes such as Chicken Scampi and Chicken Francaise!
Jenn says
Was so good with the butter chicken recipe!!
Marta Garmon says
Great rice. Paired it with the Butter Chicken made with tofu instead of chicken. So good!
Jessica says
Absolutely delicious! We will definitely make it again.
Marc Francis says
Only make my rice this way now. I use corriander instead of parsley for Indian dishes and parsley for milder dishes. My 12 year old daughter loves it so win win. I used vegetable stock (salty enough) and cut back on the extra salt. Like the author says, you can have this as a dish on its own. Just add some peppers or chicken left overs or both. The trickiest part was removing the rice from the heat after approx. 15 minutes but moist or dry its still good. I have even eaten it cold and it’s still delicious. I love it with Butter Chicken.
Katie says
This is absolutely delicious. I used basmati and definitely recommend it. It cooked perfectly and is such a simple tasty dish. Will definitely be my go-to. Thank you!
Tatiana says
I have made this rice several times to go with butter chicken. It is a must have and delicious with many dish types.
Kelly says
Could I make this in the rice cooker with the same ratios?
Colin says
This is so freaking good. I forgot to add in the extra butter at the end… It doesn’t need it! I’m kicking myself for never thinking to toast my rice in garlic before! I planned to use the leftovers for fried rice, guess what? no leftovers
Karen says
Mamma mia! This is so good we could eat this every day. So glad we decided to try this along with the Tikka Masala and Garlic Naan bread recipes. This is a winner. Easy to make and sooooo delicious. We’re in heaven having found this recipe. Just cannot say enough good things about it.
Elaine says
Incredibly simple and flavorful!
Heather Fressard says
Yum yum yum.
A bit sick of plain rice then I saw this recipe. Thank you. It took dinner to the next level
Kate says
AMAZING!!! First “fancy” thing I’ve ever done with rice and not only did it turn out fantastic but my husband, my 1 year old and 3 year old (he refuses everything these days) inhaled the rice! Thanks so much!
MamaSunshine says
This is how my Brazilian sister-in-law taught me how to make rice. So tasty!
Andreas Täckholm says
Fantastic taste, this will be served many times from now on. I was worried that the garlic would take over but it was well balanced and the smell from garlic and parsley was sooo good.
Jody says
Trying this recipe tonight and can’t wait. My kids are so excited to make this at home!
Fatima says
I discovered this recipe from the website Cafe Delites.
That rice was really delicious, I made it several times and it’s in my recipe binder now.
Thank you very much for this amazing recipe.
paul says
this rice is perfect with chilly con carne.
its also great to eat on its own cold the garlic makes it very much morish mmmm
Sibile Ali says
Amazing recipe ,I made it tonight…yum yum
Nureshmi Hassim says
Love the smell of garlic coming through! We paired it with the Chicken Tikka masala recipe on this site..What a combo.
For the tikka masala, those who don’t like a lot of spice you can leave out the spices for the sauces and it still comes out flavor full. Yum a keeper for sure
Veronica says
It was delicious!
Thank you so much!
Sarah Geelan says
The garlic butter is incredible in this. I never thought to add it to rice. Enjoyed it with the chicken curry I found here. Both excellent recipes!
Caico McCarthy says
This is the 5th time I have made this recipe it’s so good! I bookmark this page so I don’t have to go searching for it every time! Thank you for this delicious recipe 🙂
Natasha says
Amazing! This was my third time making this rice and it has never let me down. It is so simple but so delicious, a perfect side dish. First two times were with butter chicken but tonight I was honestly just craving this rice all on its own, it’s that good! Thanks for sharing.
Meliisa Nichols says
This was sooooo good! Amazing recipe!