5.0 from 9 votes
Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe + Video
Enjoy this decadently buttery, rich, and flavorful herb and garlic butter sauce with steak, seafood, and pasta, or as a fabulous dipping sauce for bread and snacks!
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
4 mins
Servings: 4 servings (.5 cup total)
Calories: 208 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
- salt and pepper
- Optional: lemon zest chopped basil, crushed red pepper, Mrs. Dash
Instructions
- Set a small skillet over medium heat.
- Add the butter and minced garlic. Once the butter starts to melt, move the garlic around the pan to sauté.
- Salt and pepper the sauce liberally and continue to cook the garlic for 1 to 2 minutes. Then turn off the heat and stir in fresh parsley. Serve warm.
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Notes
- Let the garlic butter dipping sauce cool completely before transferring to an airtight container. Keep in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Reheat the sauce slowly on low heat: Microwave on low power in short 5-second bursts. Stir between bursts. Alternatively, you can reheat on the stovetop on low heat, stirring frequently.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2tb
Calories
208kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
0.4g
(1%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
183mg
(8%)
Potassium
19mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.05g
(0%)
Vitamin A
711IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings (.5 cup total)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tb | |
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 0.4g | 1% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 183mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 19mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.05g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 711IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.