Name: Homemade Rice-A-Roni Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tbsp butter; 1 cup spaghetti; 1½ cups long grain white rice; 4 cups chicken broth; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp onion powder; ¼ tsp pepper; 2 tbsp parsley; ½ cup tomatoes

Homemade Rice-A-Roni Recipe

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

Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat.
Add the pasta to the pan and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until browned.
Add the rice to the pan and cook for 1 more minute.
Add the chicken broth, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper to the pan.
Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low.
Cook for approximately 15 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork and sprinkle with parsley.
Stir in tomatoes if using, then serve.