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Garlic Butter Rice Recipe
Garlic butter rice is an easy to make and incredibly delicious side dish. The buttery, garlicky rice topped with crispy garlic is sure to be a winner in your house.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings: 3 cups
Calories: 226 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 10 10 cloves garlic
- 3 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 ½ 1 ½ cups basmati rice
- 2 ¼ 2 ¼ cups broth or water
- ½ ½ teaspoon each: salt and pepper
- sliced green onions to serve
Instructions
- Cut half of the garlic cloves into thin slices. Mince the other half of the garlic.
- Melt the butter in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the sliced garlic and let it cook for 3-4 minutes, until it's golden. Reduce the heat if the butter begins to brown. Using a slotted spoon, remove the garlic from the pot.
- Add the minced garlic to the pot and let it cook for 1 minute. Add the basmati rice, broth, salt, and pepper and stir the pot. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and let it cook for 12 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the heat and let it rest, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Fluff the rice with a fork then serve topped with the cooked sliced garlic and some green onions.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ½ cup
Calories
226kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
39g
(13%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
247mg
(10%)
Potassium
75mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 226
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ½ cup | |
| Calories | 226kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 247mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 75mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.