Gelatin Free Herbed Butter Rice

Total time30 min

Prep time5 min

Cook time20 min

4.9

(18)

Fluffy, fragrant, and finished with a generous knob of butter, this herbed rice is the kind of side dish that quietly steals the show at the dinner table. Long-grain white rice gets the full treatment here — a gentle simmer, a proper rest off the heat, and then a fork-fluff that coats every grain in melted butter before fresh parsley, chives, and optional basil are folded through. The result is light but rich, simple but genuinely impressive. For anyone navigating a gelatin-free lifestyle, rice dishes can still trip you up when they rely on packaged seasoning blends or flavored broths with hidden additives. This recipe keeps things completely clean: just rice, water, salt, real butter, and garden-fresh herbs — nothing processed, nothing to second-guess. The technique of leaving the lid on during the rest period is what makes the texture so reliably perfect, steaming the grains through without any mushiness. Serve it straight from the pan while the butter is still glossy and the herbs are bright green.

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 ½ cups long-grain white rice
2 ¼ cups water
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh chives, thinly sliced
1 tbsp fresh basil, thinly sliced (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the rice, water, and salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, uncovered, until the surface is bubbling and the water level has dropped just to the top of the rice, about 3–4 minutes.
2
Reduce the heat to the lowest setting, cover tightly, and cook until all the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Do not lift the lid during this time.

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