Description
Craving comfort food that’s easy and full of flavor? This **French Onion Butter Rice** recipe delivers rich, savory taste with just a few pantry staples. Buttery, baked rice infused with French onion soup and topped with a golden crisp finish—this easy recipe is the perfect side for chicken, steak, or pork. Ideal for cozy dinners, meal prep, and even holiday sides. Great for anyone searching quick dinner ideas, weeknight meals, easy rice dishes, or crowd-pleasing comfort food.
Ingredients
1 cup long-grain white rice
1 can French onion soup
1 cup beef broth
0.5 yellow onion, diced
0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 cup butter, sliced
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.25 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a 9×9-inch baking dish.
2. In the dish, mix together rice, French onion soup, beef broth, diced onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
3. Slice butter and lay pieces evenly on top of the rice mixture.
4. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
5. Remove foil and bake another 30 minutes, until the top is golden and slightly crisp.
6. Let rest 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Notes
To make this dish vegetarian, swap beef broth for vegetable broth.
For extra flavor, top with shredded Gruyère cheese before the final 30 minutes of baking.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 312
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
Keywords: easy rice recipe, baked rice, french onion rice, side dish, butter rice, holiday sides, comfort food