Spice 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 melting butter, this herbed rice is the kind of simple side dish that quietly steals the show. The flavor comes entirely from fresh herbs — flat-leaf parsley, chives, and optional basil — so every bite is bright and clean without a trace of heat or pungency. For anyone navigating a sensitivity to spices, this is genuinely good news: no spice blends, no dried seasonings beyond a pinch of salt, nothing hiding in a packet. The technique matters here too — bringing the rice to a boil uncovered, then sealing the lid and leaving it completely undisturbed, is what gives you those perfectly separate, tender grains. Folding the butter through with a fork at the end coats every grain in richness and keeps the texture light rather than clumpy. It pairs beautifully with roasted chicken, grilled fish, or really anything that needs a gentle, crowd-pleasing base. Simple ingredients, a reliable method, and a result that tastes far more special than the effort involved.

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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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