Elevate your cooking with our ultimate garlic butter. It’s perfect for adding a little touch of gourmet to everyday meals whether you are a seasoned chef or just making yourself some buttered noodles or grilled cheese. You’ll use it in everything! To get your culinary creative juices flowing we even share a list of ideas to get you salivating.
Listen, you can even take it over the top and make your own butter. Talk about leveling up!
Why Our Recipe
- Best garlic flavor using fresh garlic, plus herbs and a spicy option.
- Can be frozen to act as your secret culinary ninja weapon.
Ingredient Notes
![An overhead view of the ingredients needed to make garlic butter.](https://thestayathomechef.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ingredient-ShotGarlic-Butter-1.jpg)
- Butter: use salted. Make sure it’s at room temperature or your arm is gonna get tired.
- Olive Oil: adds a smoother texture and keeps this easy to spread.
- Herbs: basil, oregano, and parsley combine to complement the garlic.
- Salt: gotta have it to enrich the savoriness of this butter.
- Pepper: rounds out the flavor with just a little bite. Can substitute with red pepper flakes for a spicy garlic butter.
- Garlic: measure with your heart. You can also roast a whole head of garlic for those sweeter garlic tones.
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16 Uses for Garlic Butter
- Garlic Bread – Duh! Spread over baguettes or french bread and roast under the broiler, or just spread it on a slice straight from your toaster.
- Vegetables – use it to sauté or melt over microwave frozen veggies.
- Grilled Cheese – use garlic butter instead of plain and enjoy being extra.
- Steak Topping – finish off your steak by letting it melt all over.
- Baked Potatoes – fill that thing with a pool of melted garlicky goodness.
- Pasta – buttered noodles have never tasted so good. Sprinkle with some parmesan and bam: side dish.
- Garlic Shrimp – cook shrimp in garlic butter and it’s delicious.
- Corn on the Cob – why roll your corn in plain butter when you can smother it in garlic?
- Garlic Butter Rice – cook up some rice, add garlic butter. Done.
- Rolls or Biscuits – brush the tops of rolls or biscuits before baking. Or spread on after.
- Fish or Salmon – spread over a fish filet, then bake or broil.
- Popcorn Topping – drizzle over popcorn and put on Netflix.
- Scrambled Eggs – swirl into eggs before scrambling. Morning breath has never tasted so good.
- Chicken Wings – toss fried or baked wings in garlic butter for finger-licking flavor.
- Dipping Sauce – serve as a dipping sauce for artichokes, lobster, crab, or our personal favorite: pizza. Hello Papa Johns!
- Pizza Crust – spread on your pizza crust before baking. Or use as a dip for pizza because it’s so delicious it’s worth mentioning twice.
![homemade garlic butter in a small white dish next to a loaf of French bread.](https://thestayathomechef.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Garlic-Butter-5.jpg)
Storage Instructions
Store at room temperature in an airtight container like a mason jar for up to 3 days.
Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
Freeze wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and an additional layer of aluminum foil for up to 6 months.
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