French Onion and Beef Consomme Rice
White rice is enhanced with Beef Consomme, French onion soup and a stick of butter to make a side dish that’s full of flavor!
Beef Consomme Rice Recipe
Buttery with the right amount of salty and beefy flavor with a French onion undertone this Beef flavored rice always disappears quickly.
Since two delicious ingredients mix together to make this recipe it is sometimes called French Onion Rice and other times Beef Consomme Rice.
Similar to our Sausage Fried Rice, but with with much less effort anyone can make this delicious side dish.
Also known as brown butter rice or butter stick rice, this recipe pairs best with red meat like beef and pork. Chicken breasts and shrimp taste fine too. Chop and mix in the rice or serve as a whole piece of meat alongside the French onion rice.
Why This Recipe Works
- In less than 5 minutes you can have a flavor packed side dish to pair with almost any meat.
- This brings a different flavor than a more traditional Rice Pilaf or Yellow Rice and Beans that pairs well with plain meat.
- Easy enough for my kids to make to go along with an easy family dinner.
- Stick of butter rice is a simple way to freshen up the menu with very little effort.
Ingredients Needed
- Beef Consomme – Richer and more concentrated than beef broth, this product has a distinct and enjoyable flavor.
- French Onion Soup – A simple liquid naturally sweetened by brown onions adds a special touch to the recipe. Substituting a can of plain beef broth is fine if you prefer not to have the added texture of the slices of onion.
- White Rice – We use long grain, but Jasmine works fine too. Definitely use white rice, even though this is known as Brown Butter Rice because the beef consomme turns the rice brown.
- Butter – A whole stick is popular, but half of a stick is plenty in our opinion.
- Garlic Powder – Is an optional addition, some people also add paprika and pepper, these are personal preferences.
Do You Need A Full Stick of Butter?
Butter adds a wonderful richness to this rice and makes the leftovers easy to reheat without sticking together. While the recipe is called Stick Of Butter rice I think using half of a stick with one cup of dry white rice works fine.
Using a whole stick is really personal preference. Many readers are happy with half of a stick.
More butter does make it easier to reheat and add other plain meat or veggies.
What To Serve With Butter Stick Rice
Shredded up bits of beef from a Crock Pot Roast or use leftover Shredded Beef to blend protein into this flavorful rice.
Serve with green vegetables and Baked Pork Chops.
Add flavor to leftover Thanksgiving turkey for an entirely different meal later in the week.
How To Make Consomme Rice
Lightly grease a 9 x 13″ baking pan or slightly smaller 2 1/2 quart dish.
Spread one cup of plain, uncooked white rice fairly evenly across the bottom.
Open and pour the can of Beef Consomme across the rice gently.
Season with garlic powder and any other desired spices like pepper or paprika.
Then pour the can of French Onion Soup over the dish.
Slice up half to a whole stick of butter and lay the slices or pats of butter evenly spread out over the top of the liquid.
Cover with foil and bake in an oven preheated to 400℉ for 50 minutes to an hour.
Stir well and serve warm once the beef consomme rice is tender and finished baking.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Beef Consomme has a beef broth base with other flavorings added and is reminiscent of Worcestershire sauce with the salty, soy flavors.
- Some people set a whole stick of butter in the center to bake, but I think slicing helps spread out the flavor a bit more evenly.
- Use medium or long grain white rice – do not use Instant Rice.
- Stir the rice well before serving for the best brown butter rice recipe.
Instant Pot Prep Option
Set Instapot to saute and add stick of butter. Add beef consomme, French onion soup and garlic powder and stir well.
The add rice, but do not stir.
Seal lid and cook on high pressure for 6 minutes. Allow pressure cooker to natural release for 10 minutes and then quick release to open. Stir the rice and serve warm.
More Easy Side Dish Recipes
- Pineapple Fluff Side Dish is sweet, fruity and so easy to make.
- Lima Bean Bake is another flavor vintage recipe.
- Broccoli, Bacon and Cranberry Salad has a touch of dried fruit with savory bacon.
- Velveeta Shells and Cheese is a copycat version of the popular box mix.
French Onion and Beef Consomme Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice uncooked
- 10.5 ounce can beef consomme
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 10.5 ounce can French onion soup
- 1/2 cup butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Lightly spray a 9 x 13" pan with non-stick cooking spray and sprinkle a layer of white rice across the bottom of the dish.1 cup white rice
- Pour a can of beef consomme and French onion soup over the rice.10.5 ounce can beef consomme, 10.5 ounce can French onion soup
- Sprinkle garlic powder over the rice.1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Slice a stick of butter and arrange slices evenly over the dish.1/2 cup butter
- Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes to an hour.
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When I make this, I add green onion and mushrooms and just a smidge splash of Worcestershire sauce
Loved it! Absolutely amazing. I followed review suggestions and doubled the soup, added 8 oz of sliced mushrooms (will do 16 oz next time, but I LOVE mushrooms), added some freshly shredded Parmigiano Reggiano, and the tiniest bit of red pepper flakes. I will also try with half the butter and I love butter a LOT. I added chopped rotisserie chicken breast to the dish hot out of the oven.
Lots of room to modify to your preferences! I’m confident it would be amazing with beef or pork.
Love, love, love and will be making again soon!
Hi! Can I use jasmine rice?
Yes! Hope you enjoy 🙂
The recipe sounds great, I’m going to try adding shrimp to it, probably when it has 10 minutes left to cook .
I added mushrooms and shrimp, it was excellent. Thanks for the recipe
Easy to make and delish
Easy and delicious!! I have made a few times, add things to it, broccoli, mushrooms sometimes beef make a entire meal,
I use balsamic rice add frozen mixed vegetables. Pair it with marinated (marinate day before put in frig overnight) flank steak on the grill. Glass of red perfect easy weeknight meal.
Just made this rice. Very tasty. I used half stick of butter. After it was done I added 2 tablespoons more of butter.
Very tasty! Added leftover rotisserie chicken and a package of frozen broccoli halfway through cooking.
My mom loved this. Will be making again
Loved it!!
This is one of my favorite rice dishes. It pairs REALLY well with slow cooker beef tips in gravy!
Love hearing this! Thanks so much for sharing!!
Awesome! Made exactly as directed.!
Excellent easy
My husband loves this for dinner.
I typically double the recipe and sprinkle a pound of browned ground beef over the rice before cooking then serve it with a dolup of sour cream. It’s delicious as a side dish or a quick full meal.
One thing to note if you do double the recipe is that you don’t need to double the amount of butter. Keep the butter the same or you will end up needing to drain or sop up the extra butter with paper towels.
I made that mistake once LOL.
This sounds delicious adding ground meat with the rice. And the sour cream interesting too. I’m going to give your idea a try.
This is delicious. I even backed off on the butter for health reasons and added some onions to cook with the rice. I love this any way its made and my family does too.
Used 1/2 stick of butter.
It was so good.
It is wonderful!
Delicious food!! I love this recipe!!
Absolutely love this recipe. My family asks for it all the time. I don’t tell them how easy it is!!! They think I am the only one who can make it !!!
Brenda plz write it down for them to find for when you pass along. I just found this after craving it for 40 yrs. They’ll appreciate it and get a chuckle out of how easy it was.