CREAMY GARLIC AND HERB BUTTER SAUCE

Creamy Garlic and Herb Butter Sauce image

Amazing butter sauce can be used on anything from seafood to leftover chicken or beef to potatoes. Quick, easy, creamy, and delicious!

Provided by Trisha Benson

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

15 cloves garlic, peeled
1 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 ½ cups chicken stock, heated
sea salt and finely ground black pepper, to taste
½ cup cream
5 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh oregano

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place garlic cloves in a small baking dish and toss with oil to coat.
Bake in the preheated oven until cloves are light golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Combine garlic and hot stock in a blender. Season with salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Add cream, butter, parsley, oregano, and thyme; process until completely blended.
Transfer sauce to a container and allow to cool, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use. Reheat the sauce over low heat when ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.3 calories, Carbohydrate 3.9 g, Cholesterol 52.9 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 417.5 mg, Sugar 0.3 g