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Garlic Butter Rice

Garlic Butter Rice

Name: Garlic Butter Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: Kale 7 cups; Olive oil 2 tsp; Salt 1 pinch; Black pepper 1 pinch; Unsalted butter 2 tbsp; Garlic 3 - 4 cloves; Basmati rice 1 ½ cups; Chicken broth 2 ¼ cups; Butter 1 - 2 tbsp; Pecans ⅓ cup

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Serves 6
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Ingredients

	For kale:
	7 cups Kale tightly packed, sliced
	2 tsp Olive oil extra-virgin
	1 pinch Salt
	1 pinch Black pepper
	For garlic butter rice:
	2 tbsp Unsalted butter 30g
	3 - 4 cloves Garlic large, minced
	1 ½ cups Basmati rice uncooked, washed and drained
	2 ¼ cups Chicken broth or vegetable
	Finishing:
	1 - 2 tbsp Butter 15 - 30g
	⅓ cup Pecans chopped, or other nuts of choice

Nutritional information

250

Calories

8.9g

Fat

38g

Carbohydrates

6.2g

Protein

13mg

Cholesterol

349mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

Mediterranean Recipes

Ingredients

For kale:
7 cups Kale
tightly packed, sliced
2 tsp Olive oil
extra-virgin
1 pinch Salt
1 pinch Black pepper
For garlic butter rice:
2 tbsp Unsalted butter
30g
3 - 4 cloves Garlic
large, minced
1 ½ cups Basmati rice
uncooked, washed and drained
2 ¼ cups Chicken broth
or vegetable
Finishing:
1 - 2 tbsp Butter
15 - 30g
⅓ cup Pecans
chopped, or other nuts of choice

Garlic Butter Rice

This Garlic Butter Rice with Kale recipe is simple and perfect. Think fluffy and flavorful basmati rice, deliciously garlicky and buttery made healthier thanks to nutrient-dense kale. The beauty of this dish is also its simplicity. The kale steams with the rice, so you don’t even have to worry about cooking it – too easy.

Start with the kale. You want a little extra-virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt and black pepper to soften and flavor the kale. Use clean hands to massage the kale for about 1 minute, and set aside. Next, melt the butter. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in the rice. Cook, stirring, for about 20 seconds, and then pour in the chicken broth. If you want to make this recipe vegetarian, simply use vegetable broth in the same amounts. Cover the pot with a lid and cook the rice until all the liquid is absorbed. Then add in the kale, cover the pot again and let the kale and rice steam for about 10 minutes. Stir in the extra butter, sprinkle with toasted nuts, and serve!

To make the Garlic Butter Rice, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Garlic Butter Rice

1	Massage kale	1
To a large bowl, add 7 cups sliced kale. Drizzle over 2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Use clean hands to massage the kale for about 1 minute, and set aside.
2	Melt butter	2
In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter.
3	Add garlic	1
Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute until the garlic just starts to turn golden.
4	Add rice	1
Add in 1 ½ cups rice and stir for 20 seconds.
5	Add broth	1
Pour in 2 ¼ cups chicken broth, stir, then cover the pot with a lid.
6	Cook	15
Reduce the heat to medium-low, so the liquid simmers very gently. Cook for 12 - 15 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed.
7	Add kale	10
Remove the lid, quickly toss all the kale on top of the rice and put the lid back on. Then remove the pot from the heat. Let steam for 10 to 15 minutes.
8	Add more butter	1
Stir in extra butter and add salt and black pepper to taste, fluffing the rice and stirring the kale through the rice.
9	Serve
To serve, sprinkle over the nuts and enjoy.

Serve this simple and delicious Garlic Butter Rice with kale as a side dish to round out any meal, topped with nuts or seeds of choice. If you make this recipe, share a photo with us @cookmerecipes on Instagram — and don't forget to leave a comment below!

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.