How To Make Homemade Rice-A-Roni
Forget the boxed version and make your own instead. This homemade Rice-A-Roni mixes rice and pasta in a herby and savory broth.
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspbutter
- 1cupspaghettior vermicelli, broken into ½ inch pieces
- 1½cupslong grain white rice
- 4cupschicken broth
- ½tspsalt
- ½tspgarlic powder
- ½tsponion powder
- ¼tsppepper
- 2tbspparsleychopped
- ½cuptomatoesdiced, optional
Instructions
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Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat.
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Add the pasta to the pan and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until browned.
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Add the rice to the pan and cook for 1 more minute.
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Add the chicken broth, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper to the pan.
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Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low.
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Cook for approximately 15 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork and sprinkle with parsley.
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Stir in tomatoes if using, then serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 178.14kcal
- Fat: 7.99g
- Saturated Fat: 4.22g
- Trans Fat: 0.23g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.46g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.67g
- Carbohydrates: 19.75g
- Fiber: 0.84g
- Sugar: 3.36g
- Protein: 6.60g
- Cholesterol: 20.07mg
- Sodium: 426.08mg
- Calcium: 14.80mg
- Potassium: 251.91mg
- Iron: 0.71mg
- Vitamin A: 60.74µg
- Vitamin C: 3.76mg
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