Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe Video

Why We Love This Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe

Want to add some pizzazz to the table? There’s nothing easier to make than Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce… But while it is practically effortless to prepare in less than 5 minutes, this versatile sauce is so delicious on SO many things! From elegant steaks to low country crab boils, breadsticks, pizza, and everything in between, melted butter sauce belongs with nearly any savory dish. Today we’re going to show you how to make the easiest garlic butter sauce with optional add-ins to spice it up!

5 Ingredients You Need

Butter – unsalted Fresh Garlic – minced Parsley – fresh and chopped Salt and Black Pepper – to taste

Keep reading for some of our favorite ideas for optional melted butter add-ins!

How to Make Garlic Butter Sauce

Set a small skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and minced garlic. Once the butter starts to melt, move the garlic around the pan to sauté. Keep stirring the garlic and butter so that neither burns. Salt and pepper the sauce liberally and continue to cook the garlic for just 1 to 2 minutes. Then turn off the heat and stir in fresh parsley.

Recipe Variations

This fabulously easy garlic butter sauce recipe is great to customize to your tastes! Try any of these optional delicious add-ins:

Fresh lemon zest Garlic powder for double garlic flavor Crushed red pepper flakes to add a kick of spicy heat Mrs. Dash Original Seasoning for an herby flavor Lemon pepper Italian seasoning Fresh herbs like chopped basil or mint

If you want a melted butter sauce or compound butter with some serious giddy’up, consider trying our easy Cowboy Butter recipe!

Serving Suggestions

Serve garlic butter sauce with main dishes like steak (try our Bavette or Porterhouse steak recipes), pork chops, chicken, and roasted vegetables. And it’s scrumptious with seafood recipes like roasted shrimp and crab legs! Use it as a dipping sauce with warm Homemade Breadsticks or low-carb Cloud Bread. Pour it right on top of pizza slices and/or use it to dip the crusts. The sauce is also delicious for brushing onto fresh made Homemade Naan, Unleavened Bread, or any baked breads… Ok honestly, you might have to stop yourself from dipping every single savory food into this buttery goodness!