Some nights call for simplicity — but simple doesn’t have to mean boring. With Minerva Dairy’s rich, 85% butterfat butter, even 10-minute dinners turn into something warm, comforting, and wildly flavorful.
As America’s oldest family-owned creamery with over 130 years of butter-making experience, we know a thing or two about transforming everyday meals into something special. Our butter is slow-churned in small batches using only milk from pasture-raised cows, which means you’re getting pure, rich flavor in every spoonful.
Here are easy weeknight meals that taste so much better with butter:
1. Buttery Lemon Chicken Skillet
Sear chicken in butter, add lemon and garlic, and finish with a pat of Sea Salt Butter that melts into a silky sauce. The high butterfat content creates a velvety texture that clings beautifully to the chicken, while the sea salt enhances every savory note.
Quick Tip: Let the butter foam slightly before adding your chicken — this creates those golden-brown edges everyone loves.
2. Garlic Butter Pasta
Hot pasta tossed with Minerva Garlic Herb Butter, parmesan, and cracked pepper = instant comfort. Our garlic herb butter is already perfectly seasoned, so you’re getting bold, savory flavor without any extra prep work.
This is the kind of dinner you can make while still in your work clothes, yet it tastes like you actually tried.
3. Sheet-Pan Veggie Bowls
Roast veggies tossed in Sea Salt Butter. That extra butter helps them brown beautifully and adds a richness that makes even Brussels sprouts disappear from the plate.
The secret? Butter has a higher smoke point than you’d think when you’re roasting at moderate temperatures, and it creates caramelization that olive oil simply can’t match.
4. Butter-Basted Salmon
Butter naturally bastes the salmon, creating crisp edges and a tender center. Simply melt a generous amount of Unsalted Butter in your pan, add the salmon, and spoon that golden butter over the top as it cooks.
In less than 10 minutes, you’ll have restaurant-quality fish that would cost you $30 at your favorite bistro.
5. Savory Butter Fried Rice
Leftover rice becomes lightning-fast magic with a tablespoon of butter. The butter coats each grain, adding richness and helping everything crisp up in the pan. Toss in whatever vegetables you have on hand, crack an egg into the center, and dinner is done.
Weeknight Tip: If dinner tastes like it's missing something, add a spoonful of butter. It fixes nearly everything.
We’ve been making butter for six generations, and if there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s this: butter isn’t just an ingredient — it’s the difference between “fine” and “incredibly delicious.”
Our butter contains just two ingredients: cream from pasture-raised cows and sea salt (in our salted varieties). No additives, no shortcuts, no compromise. Just pure, slow-churned butter with 85% butterfat that makes everything taste better.
Ready to transform your weeknight dinners? Find Minerva Dairy butter at a store near you or shop our full product line today.
Looking for more recipe inspiration? Check out our collection of easy recipes that prove the best ingredient is always butter.
Always remember: if all else fails, just add butter!
