Famous Butter Rice Recipe - Lauren's Latest (2024)

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My Famous Butter Rice is seriously the best! Add a few simple ingredients to make the most buttery, delicious rice you’ve ever had!

Butter Rice Recipe

So, here lies the recipe that a lot of you have been asking about on social media {mostlyInstagram}! It’s time for my famous butter rice recipe! This recipe is always a hit because the secret is butter, folks you can’t go wrong with that. Perfect as a side dish to meaty meals like this one or this one. Enjoy!

Main Ingredients Needed

You’re only 6 ingredients and 30 easy peasy minutes away from my Famous Butter Rice! Here’s what you’ll need:

• Butter –hello, this is called butter rice, is it not? Mainly for flavor and sauteing.
• Yellow Onion –this is to add delicious oniony flavor. It’s subtle and blends into the rice.
• Long Grain White Rice –this is what I used but feel free to use brown rice, just note that the taste. texture and cooking time will vary.
• Good Quality Chicken Stock – I like the stocks in a box, but the bouillon pastes and powdered cubes work great too! You just have to be careful about the sodium levels. Taste as you go and don’t add too much salt.
• Salt and Pepper –like mentioned above, to taste.
• Bay Leaves –these are used for flavor and are taken out right before serving.

Love rice? Try making rice a full meal with these recipes: Broccoli Cheese Rice Casserole,Creamy Chicken Wild Rice Soup,, and.

How to Make Butter Rice

1. Melt butter over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add in onion and saute gently for 5-6 minutes. Stir in rice grains to coat in butter.

2. Pour in remaining ingredients. Cover, bring to boil, then reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes less than what is listed on rice package directions {should be about 15 minutes.}

3. Turn heat off rice, but keep on a hot burner for 10 minutes to steam and prevent scorching. Fluff rice with a fork, remove bay leaves and serve as desired. Top with dried parsley flakes {optional}.

Leftovers

If you are using white rice this Butter Rice Recipe can stay good for up to 6 days in the fridge and up to 6 months in the freezer.

Alternatively, if you are using brown rice for this recipe, it will last up to 5 days in the fridge and 2 months in the freezer.

Either way, make sure you are staying safe by keeping a watchful eye on your rice. If your rice is hard, smelly, moldy, and/or oily (more than just the butter), throw it out!

More Rice Recipes to Try!

• Cilantro Lime Rice
• Make-Ahead Brown Rice for the Freezer
• Easy Fried Rice Recipe
• Wild Rice Stuffing Recipe with Bacon

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This Butter Rice Recipe is a crowd favorite and I’m sure you’ll love it too! The printable recipe card is below, have a good day friend!