The Best Garlic Butter Recipe

Name: The Best Garlic Butter Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened; 4 cloves garlic, minced (or ½ – 1 tsp. garlic powder); ¼ cup chopped flat leaf parsley or 2 Tbsp. dried parsley; 2 Tbsp. minced shallot or onion or ¼ tsp. onion powder; ½ tsp. salt; ¼ tsp. black pepper

Instructions

Prep:5min

Use this garlic butter to make garlic bread, melt over steamed vegetables, or make a quick pasta side dish. Note: This recipe originally called for 2 tsp. of garlic powder as an alternative to the fresh garlic. We've since retested and adjusted the measurements, but are letting you know in case you've made it that way before and enjoyed!

Updated at: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:29:03 GMT