French Onion and Beef Consomme Rice (2024)

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White rice is enhanced with Beef Consumme, 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 tastes fine too either chopped and mixed in the rice or served 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 consumme 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. 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.

Recipe Tips and Tricks

Beef Consumme 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.
Stir the rice well before serving for the best brown butter rice recipe.

French Onion and Beef Consomme Rice (11)

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.

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