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    Home » Lunch » Garlic and Herb Long Grain Rice

    Garlic and Herb Long Grain Rice

    First Published: Dec 29, 2015 · Modified: Aug 1, 2020 by Sandra · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases with no additional cost to you.

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    Flavorful, moist and delicious, this is not the usual bland rice. Flavored with chicken broth, garlic and herbs, it will become one of your favorite side dishes!
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    Garlic and Herb Long Grain Rice | Flavorful, moist and delicious, this is not the usual bland rice. Flavored with chicken broth, garlic and herbs, it will become one of your favorite side dishes!| heavenlyhomecooking.com

    Hello!  I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas!  It's been a few days since I've shared a recipe, and I really missed you all.  As I promised in my garlic and herb stuffed chicken breasts post, I'm back to share the recipe for the rice I served with it.  Ironically, the title of this recipe is similar.  This is garlic and herb long grain rice.  It is made with chicken broth rather than water, which gives it so much great flavor, plus it makes it the perfect side dish for a chicken entree.  I also like the beautiful color the rice takes on.

    Garlic and Herb Long Grain Rice | Flavorful, moist and delicious, this is not the usual bland rice. Flavored with chicken broth, garlic and herbs, it will become one of your favorite side dishes!| heavenlyhomecooking.comThis recipe is so simple.  It's just a matter of mixing some garlic and herbs with butter, and adding two cups of chicken broth to one cup of rice.  What you end up with is an amazingly flavorful side dish just perfect for chicken or pork.  You can also use this rice as a main dish if you'd like to add a protein of some sort.  It's up to you!

    The garlic and herb butter recipe that I included here makes more than you will need for this rice recipe, so you can use the rest of it to make garlic bread or to flavor steaks.  I am planning on making lasagna for New Years Day, so I'll definitely be using it to make some delicious garlic bread to go along with that.  If you add about ¼ cup of Parmesan to the mixture then you can have a great cheesy garlic bread.  Yum!  If all goes well, I will be sharing the lasagna recipe with you soon.

    As I mentioned in my recipe for tomato soup for two, I save money on chicken broth by buying Better Than Bouillon chicken base and mixing up my own chicken broth in the amount I need for the recipe.  One jar has 38 servings.  You can usually find it in the soup section of your grocery store, or on Amazon as I linked above.  I got this tip from America's Test Kitchen.

    You don't really need to garnish as I did for these photos, but if you'd like to add some color, I used chopped tomatoes and green onions.  Red bell peppers would add a nice pop of color too.

    Garlic and Herb Long Grain Rice | Flavorful, moist and delicious, this is not the usual bland rice. Flavored with chicken broth, garlic and herbs, it will become one of your favorite side dishes!| heavenlyhomecooking.com

    It looks like this will be my last recipe for 2015, and since I've only been blogging for a few months I don't have any roundups of my best recipes for 2015, or any of my food disasters to share (although there have been a few of those!), I am looking forward to sharing many delicious recipes with you in 2016.  Thank you for sharing this journey with me.

    Happy New Year!!

    Garlic and Herb Long Grain Rice

    Heavenly Home Cooking
    Flavorful, moist and delicious, this is not the usual bland rice. Flavored with chicken broth, garlic and herbs, it will become one of your favorite side dishes!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 230 kcal

    Equipment

    Rice cooker or medium saucepan
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    Ingredients
     
     

    Garlic butter (yields one cup)

    • 1 cup butter softened
    • 1-2 Tablespoon minced garlic
    • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
    • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

    Rice

    • 1-2 Tablespoon garlic butter (see recipe above)
    • 2 cups chicken broth
    • 1 cup long grain rice
    • 1 teaspoon salt

    Instructions
     

    Garlic butter

    • In a small bowl, combine softened butter and minced garlic. Add Italian seasoning and pepper and mix to combine.

    Rice

    • In a rice cooker or medium saucepan fitted with a tight-fitting lid, combine chicken broth, rice, garlic butter (remember you're only using 1-2 tablespoon garlic butter and not the whole recipe) and salt. If using a rice cooker, cook according to cooker instructions. If using a saucepan, bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for about 12 minutes. Remove from heat keeping the lid on, and allow to rest for about 5 minutes. Fluff and enjoy!

    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 230kcal (12%)Carbohydrates: 39g (13%)Protein: 4g (8%)Fat: 6g (9%)Saturated Fat: 4g (25%)Cholesterol: 15mg (5%)Sodium: 1064mg (46%)Potassium: 147mg (4%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 175IU (4%)Vitamin C: 9mg (11%)Calcium: 32mg (3%)Iron: 1mg (6%)

    Nutritional information provided is for one serving and is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

    Total Servings 4 servings
    Keyword easy, quick
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    Garlic and Herb Long Grain Rice | Flavorful, moist and delicious, this is not the usual bland rice. Flavored with chicken broth, garlic and herbs, it will become one of your favorite side dishes!| heavenlyhomecooking.com

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    1. Gloria Diaz says

      July 10, 2018 at 7:47 am

      I eat too much rice as it, this looks so delicious.

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    2. Kennedy Cole| KCole's Creative Corner says

      February 20, 2016 at 7:53 pm

      I bookmarked this dish to try later on because it looks absolutely spectacular! I've found that I tend to serve the same sides over and over again, so this would be a nice way to spice things up 😉 Thanks for sharing! 😀

      Reply
      • Sandra says

        March 17, 2016 at 11:18 am

        Thanks, Kennedy! I hope you like it!

        Reply
    3. Katie @The Semisweet Sisters says

      February 18, 2016 at 6:01 pm

      I love to make different kinds of rice, this recipe looks delicious & flavorful!

      Reply
      • Sandra says

        February 19, 2016 at 8:35 am

        Thanks, Katie! This rice dish has become one of my go-to recipes for a side dish. So easy and so delicious!

        Reply
    4. Mariana says

      February 15, 2016 at 4:55 pm

      Delicious recipe ... I love it

      Reply
      • Sandra says

        February 16, 2016 at 5:46 am

        Thank you, Mariana!

        Reply
    5. Megan - The Emotional Baker says

      February 12, 2016 at 9:52 am

      I hardly ever spice up my rice, but I should! Love this flavor combo 🙂

      Reply
      • Sandra says

        February 16, 2016 at 5:46 am

        Thank you, Megan! I didn't spice up my rice much until recently either, but it's super easy and delicious!

        Reply
    6. [email protected] says

      February 11, 2016 at 6:22 pm

      Your photos are amazing. I love simple rice dishes.

      Reply
      • Sandra says

        February 12, 2016 at 9:24 am

        Thank you so much, Rahul! I appreciate your kind words. 🙂

        Reply
    7. Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says

      January 04, 2016 at 5:48 am

      I love a good rice dinner and this one definitely looks like a gotta-try to me! Love the sound of that garlic herb butter!

      Reply
      • Sandra says

        January 04, 2016 at 9:42 am

        Thanks, Sarah! I've had the rice on several occasions so far, and it's definitely a winner. 🙂

        Reply

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