Elevate your dishes with homemade cowboy butter, a blend of herbs and spices with a slight kick from cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes. As soon as I made and tasted this savory spread, I knew I had to use it in as many recipes as possible! Each of the following recipes, from breakfast to appetizers to the main dishes, is packed with the robust flavor from the compound butter. Let me know your favorite!
It all starts with the recipe that went mega viral, Cowby Butter!
Cowboy Butter
What is Cowboy Butter? It is a concoction of awesome flavors added to butter to use as a dip or as a spread, also known as compound butter. The butter is flavored with herbs and spices with a little kick from added cayenne pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Perfect for steak!
Cowboy Butter Breakfasts
Breakfast Club Sandwich
The Breakfast Club Sandwich is a hearty sandwich that combines a medley of classic ingredients to create an amazing and delicious way to start the day. Layers of seasoned toast, scrambled eggs, cheese, breakfast sausage, and avocado come together in a sandwich that will make you feel like you are at a fancy brunch!
Cowboy Breakfast Bagel
Cowboy Breakfast Bagel is piled high with a sausage patty, cheese, bacon, and a fried egg, topped with fresh pico, and sandwiched between an onion bagel. Yes, that would be delicious on its own, but the homemade cowboy butter spread on the bagel takes the sandwich to a whole new flavorful level!
Appetizers & Side Dishes
Cowboy Butter Chicken Skewers
Try my mouthwatering Cowboy Butter Chicken Skewers: juicy chicken bites air-fried to perfection and drizzled with flavorful cowboy butter. (Oven and grilling instructions included!)
Cowboy Sliders
Cowboy Sliders start with Hawaiian buns filled with seasoned ground beef, jalapeno peppers, bacon, and cheese, then brushed and baked with cowboy butter. The name of these sliders comes from the add-ons that were added to a basic cheeseburger and the homemade cowboy butter brushed on top of the sliders. It’s a slider that is so full of flavor that you will want to have a fork handy to pick up all the ingredients that fall out. You do not want to miss out on any of it!
Cowboy Butter Steak Sliders
WOW WOW WOW! Enjoy the perfect blend of flavors in my Cowboy Steak Sliders. Tender steak, caramelized onions, jalapenos, and cheese in brioche rolls brushed with mouthwatering cowboy butter!
Cowboy Mushrooms
Cowboy Mushrooms are white button mushrooms cooked in a flavorful compound butter made with a variety of herbs and spices for a delicious side dish or appetizer. Not only are they so good on their own, but they are also perfect for topping a steak or grilled meat.
Cowboy Butter Roasted Corn
Try Cowboy Butter Roasted Corn, a standout dish for your next meal or summer gathering. Easy to make and irresistibly flavorful!
Slow Cooker Cowboy Butter Creamed Corn
Upgrade your creamed corn recipe with Slow Cooker Cowboy Creamed Corn. The homemade cowboy butter adds incredible flavor to this versatile side dish!
Cowboy Butter Swim Biscuits
Try these mouthwatering Cowboy Butter Swim Biscuits for a savory twist on classic buttermilk biscuits. Cheesy, buttery, flavorful, and delicious! (Ready in less than 30 minutes!)
Cowboy Butter Garlic Bread
Indulge in the deliciousness of Cowboy Butter Garlic Bread. The perfect blend of herbs and spices with melted cheese on a crusty loaf!
Cowboy Butter Smashed Potatoes
Try crispy Cowboy Butter Smashed Potatoes for a flavorful twist on a classic side dish. The cowboy butter adds a flavor punch with herbs and spices!
Main Dishes
Cowboy Butter Chicken and Potatoes
Try my delicious Cowboy Butter Chicken and Potatoes recipe! Juicy marinated chicken, sauteed potatoes, and a flavorful butter sauce. Enjoy it hot off the skillet!
Cowboy Butter Chicken Linguine
Delicious and zesty Cowboy Butter Chicken Linguine recipe. Tender chicken and al dente pasta in a flavorful cowboy butter sauce!
Rodeo Burger
Rodeo Burger is a mouth-watering burger made with cowboy butter and two cheeseburger patties topped with tomato, onion rings, bacon, and jalapeno peppers, drizzled with barbecue sauce. It’s an impressive variation of Burger King’s burger. You better be hungry and buck up for this one; it’s a mouthful, but also a mouthful of delicious flavors!
Keep checking back for more delicious recipes using cowboy butter! I know you are going to love them all as much as I do!
