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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (271g) Recipe makes 2 servings
Calories 453
Calories from Fat 274		(60%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 30.5g	46%
	Saturated Fat 5.3g	26%
	Monounsaturated Fat 14.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 9.2g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 362mg		15%
Potassium 84mg		2%
Total Carbohydrate 40.9g		13%
	Dietary Fiber 1.5g	5%
	Sugars 0.1g
Protein 4.0g		8%
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Garlic Butter Rice

Recipe #240456 | 25 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: AuntWoofieWoof
Jul 15, 2007

I love rice. I also love garlic and cook with it a lot. It took a few tries to get the correct measurements for this recipe in order to submit it. I don't always use measurements when I cook. This is very easy to make. This is a very moist and buttery rice with a good, but not overpowering garlic flavor. For rice with less moisture, use less water and for a less garlicky flavor, use less garlic. I read in an article on an internet medical site, that if garlic is cooked too long, it loses some of its healthful benefits. They said not to cook garlic any longer than 3-6 minutes. I have also noticed that it loses some of its flavor if it's cooked too long. Therefore, I add the garlic towards the end of the cooking time to get more of a garlic flavor and more healthful benefits from the garlic. I will sometimes have this for breakfast with a fried egg. I just put some of the rice on a plate and put a fried egg on it and mix it together. It is really good that way. I also serve the rice with gravy over it as a side dish with some meat. It is also good just by itself. The chicken bouillon is optional but it adds to the flavor of the rice. If you have to or are watching your sodium intake, you might want to omit the bouillon or use less of it. I have found that jasmine rice gives the best results for this recipe but you can also use white rice. Prep and cooking times are estimates. NOTE: Due to the first review, I have edited this recipe. Thank you Lauralie41,

SERVES 2 -4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/3 cup margarine or butter (or soft margarine)
1/2 cup white rice (or jasmine)
1-2 chicken bouillon cubes (depending on size) (optional) or 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules (or kind of powdery)
1 1/2 cups water or chicken broth
2-3 tablespoons chopped garlic (or minced)

Directions

1
Melt the butter or margarine in a 10" skillet over med-high heat.
2
Add the rice and stir.
3
Add the bouillon cube(s) and stir until softened or dissolved.
4
I use a spoon and break the bouillon cube(s) apart while it is dissolving so that it dissolves faster.
5
Watch closely so that the rice does not start to brown.
6
You might need to lower the heat if the rice starts to brown or appears to be cooking too fast.
7
Add the water and stir.
8
Cover with a lid and bring it to a boil.
9
Lower the heat to med to med-low and cook for 10 minutes or until rice is almost tender and a lot, but not all, of the water/butter mixture has been absorbed.
10
This comes out better if it is "slow cooked".
11
Add the garlic and stir.
12
Put the lid back on the skillet and continue cooking for 5 more minutes or until the rice is tender and all of the water has been absorbed.
13
There may still be some melted butter at the bottom of the skillet, but that is okay.
14
Stir well and turn the burner off.
15
Let the skillet sit on the burner until you are ready to serve the rice.

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From: Chez Mimi

On Nov 9, 2009

I love this rice too, it was a BIG hit with the family tonight! I made this to go along side of a Talapia dish and it was SO GOOD! With the garlic, I also added fresh lemon juice & fresh dill. Tasty!

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From: Melvin'sWifey

On Nov 7, 2009

This rice is soooo good! I used 1 cup rice and 1 3/4 cup water. I used 2 garlic cloves and toasted them in the beginning with the rice and then added 2 additional garlic cloves at the end as directed. I also used 2 TBL butter and it was just sooo tasty. The recipe says do not let the rice turn brown, but I let it turn a little brown and it gave the rice a toasted butter flavor and a beautiful color! I will make this again and again. Went well with our crock pot pork chops.

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From: atlfitgirl

On Aug 18, 2008

When I first read this recipe, I thought there was no way it was going to produce an edible rice... more like rice porridge. Well, I am happy to say I was wrong! I just couldn't see how 1/2c rice would absorb 1.5c of water/broth... but it did. I used only 2 Tbs of butter and toasted my rice (Jasmine) slowly in that. It was plenty for us... I didn't want an oily rice... I added in 1/2 a bouillon cube for a subtle chicken taste and water for the liquid... I added in 2 cloves of garlic ( thinly sliced) at the beginning of the cooking and then stirred in another 2 cloves at the end... My rice turned out fluffy, tender and dry... meaning that there was no liquid in the pan when I finished cooking. It was the best rice I have ever had!!! My BF also liked it a lot... he finished off the pan! We will make this often... thanks for a great recipe that deserves a lot more than 5 stars...

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From: **Mandy**

On Jun 20, 2008

This is lovely & simple, especially when you cheat & use the rice cooker like me. I put the rice in with 1 tsp chicken stock powder and 1 tsp garlic powder and a bit of parsley for colour, once it got to keep warm stage I stirred in the butter, yum. Made for ZWT 4.

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