Garlic Butter Sauce

This Garlic Butter Sauce recipe  is made with butter, olive oil, garlic and curly parsley. Melted garlic butter is a perfect dipping sauce to serve with artichokes, lobster, grilled chicken or fish.

Want to turn a meal into a mouthwatering memorable event? Just serve it with melted garlic butter! This rich and buttery sauce will elevate any dish it is served with!

Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe

This recipe is an easy one with few ingredients.

• Butter 
• Extra-virgin olive oil 
• Garlic
• Salt
• Parsley

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Variations

• Add another clove of garlic if you like a strong garlic flavor
• Add 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (If you add the cheese then omit adding any salt, since Parmesan is salty enough)
• Add a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

How To Make Garlic Butter Sauce

This garlic butter dipping sauce comes together in about 5 minutes start-to-finish.

1. Melt butter. Place both sticks of unsalted butter butter in a saucepan over medium low heat.
2. Add garlic. After the butter has melted, add the minced (or grated) garlic and a pinch of salt, then reduce heat to low. Stir and let simmer for 1-2 minutes.
3. Stir in parsley. Remove the melted garlic butter from the heat and stir in the finely chopped parsley.
4. Serve. Transfer to a small bowl and serve immediately.

Serving Suggestions

• Vegetables. It seems that people love to dip artichoke leaves in either garlic butter or mayonnaise. For the garlic butter team, this is your new favorite recipe. It is also great when drizzled over roasted vegetables.
• Meat. It is a natural dipping sauce to serve with lobster, grilled chicken or fish. 
• Pasta. Toss warm cooked pasta with this garlic butter sauce and lots of finely grated Parmesan cheese.

Storing Leftovers

Transfer garlic butter sauce to an air-tight container and store in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. To reheat, just scoop the hardened garlic butter to a saucepan over medium low heat until melted.

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Yield: 8 servings

Garlic Butter Sauce

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

This Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe is a great dipping sauce for artichokes, or toss it with roasted vegetables or pasta. This easy garlic butter sauce is made with butter, olive oil and curly parsley. It is a perfect dipping sauce to serve with artichokes, lobster, chicken or drizzle it over roasted vegetables and cooked pasta.

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons curly parsley, finely chopped

Instructions

1. Place both sticks of unsalted butter butter and olive oil in a saucepan over medium low heat.
2. After the butter has melted, add the minced (or grated) garlic and a pinch of salt and stir.
3. Reduce heat to low. and let simmer for 1-2 minutes.
4. Remove the melted garlic butter from the heat and stir in the finely chopped parsley.
5. Transfer garlic butter to a small bowl and serve immediately.

Notes

Storing Leftovers

Transfer garlic butter sauce to an air-tight container and store in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. To reheat, just scoop the hardened garlic butter to a saucepan over medium low heat until melted.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 218Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 20mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 0g

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