French Onion Rice Casserole – A French Onion Rice in Oven Recipe

With only 4 ingredients, French Onion Rice Casserole has loads of rich flavor and is a great side dish for your favorite beef, chicken or pork dish. Often called Stick of Butter Rice, this French Onion Rice in the oven recipe also uses condensed French Onion Soup, Beef Broth and Dry Instant Rice.

French Onion Rice Casserole

Rice is such an economical side dish, and it’s nice to have many different rice recipes up our sleeves in addition to plain white rice. This Stick of Butter Rice is one of those recipes. It’s super flavorful due to that stick of butter, mentioned a second ago, in addition to beef broth and a can of condensed French Onion Soup.

This recipe came from our good friend Jackie. When Barbara got married, she gifted her a cookbook where she wrote down her family’s favorite recipes. This baked French Onion Rice Casserole is one of the recipes from her cookbook.

Once she made this dish with the canned French onion soup and it was such a hit, Barbara decided to try these French Onion Joes. They are a great alternative to regular sloppy joe sandwiches.

Ingredients for Stick Of Butter Rice

• Dry Instant Rice
• Beef Brown
• Melted Butter
• French Onion Soup, condensed

All you do for this French Onion Rice in the oven recipe is mix together all the ingredients, and pop in the oven to bake.  If you can manage to melt butter, then you can handle this recipe.

Here’s a little hint: melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium high heat on the stove top.  It’s the fastest and cleanest way to do it.  Melting in the microwave always ends up in a big mess on the top of the microwave.

How to Make French Onion Rice Casserole

Step By Step Instructions

1. Grease an oven-safe, 2-Quart (or 8 x 8 inch)  casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a mixing bowl, stir together dry instant rice, beef broth, can of condensed French onion soup, and melted butter.
3. Pour rice mixture into prepared baking dish and bake for 45 minutes or until rice is tender.

Storage Instructions

Let leftovers cool. Transfer to an airtight container, and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions for French Onion Rice in the Oven is at the bottom of this page in the recipe card.

How to Make French Onion Rice Casserole

Step By Step Instructions

1. Grease an oven-safe, 2-Quart (or 8 x 8 inch)  casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a mixing bowl, stir together dry instant rice, beef broth, can of condensed French onion soup, and melted butter.
3. Pour rice mixture into prepared baking dish and bake for 45 minutes or until rice is tender.

Storage Instructions

Let leftovers cool. Transfer to an airtight container, and store in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions for French Onion Rice in the Oven is at the bottom of this page in the recipe card.

French Onion Soup Recipes

Check out our whole set of recipes that use condensed French Onion Soup in this post.

• French Onion Shepherd’s Pie
• Sloppy French Onion Joes
• French Onion Sliders
• Crock Pot French Onion Pork Chops and Rice

Recipe FAQs

• Be sure to use condensed French Onion Soup for this recipe.  Find it in the is with the cream soups.
• Substitute margarine for butter, if needed.
• Preferably use low sodium beef broth since French Onion Soup is higher in sodium.
• Bake uncovered.
• Fluff up the top of the French Onion Rice Casserole about 10 minutes before baking so that the top isn’t crunchy.
• This French onion rice bake recipe is the perfect accompaniment to Sunday Church Beef Tips, Baked Cranberry Pork Chops, or 4-Ingredient Chicken Legs.
• Check out this whole post on what to do with Canned French Onion Soup.

Recipe Variations

• Use chicken broth instead of beef broth.
• Add in sautéed mushrooms.
• A dash of Worcestershire sauce gives great flavor.
• If desired, season with salt and black pepper.
• Add a protein such as cooked ground beef, diced chicken or breakfast sausage.

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