How To Make Copycat Rice-A-Roni
Here’s a great recipe for making your own copycat Rice-A-Roni! Whether you want to replace store bought boxed foods, or whether you’ve run out and want to skip a trip to the grocery store. This is a great side dish to serve instead of plain rice and you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry.
Copycat Rice-A-Roni
Ingredients:
¼ cup spaghetti noodles
¾ cup white rice
1 Tbsp. beef or chicken bouillon (depending on if you want beef flavored Rice A Roni or chicken)
1 Tbsp. minced onion
½ tsp. garlic powder
Directions:
1. Break spaghetti noodles into small pieces about ½” long.
2.. Melt 2 Tbsp butter. Add broken pasta and rice . Cook until lightly brown
3. Add 2 ½ cups of water, and remaining seasoning and bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat, simmer for 20 minutes until water is absorbed.
Customize your flavors by adding in a bit of your favorite spices, start with a half tsp. to season. Try these add ins:
Cumin
Italian seasoning
Paprika
Parmesan cheese
fresh crushed garlic
Author: A Cultivated Nest
Ingredients
- ¼ cup spaghetti noodles
- ¾ cup white rice
- 1 Tbsp. beef or chicken bouillon (depending on if you want beef flavored Rice A Roni or chicken)
- 1 Tbsp. minced onion
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
- Break spaghetti noodles into small pieces about ½” long.
- Melt 2 Tbsp butter. Add broken pasta and rice . Cook until lightly brown
- Add 2 ½ cups of water, and remaining seasoning and bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat, simmer for 20 minutes until water is absorbed.
- Customize your flavors by adding in a bit of your favorite spices, start with a half tsp. to season. Try these add ins:
- Cumin
- Italian seasoning
- Paprika
- Parmesan cheese
- fresh crushed garlic
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This homemade Rice-A-Roni is a easy dish to make up and would be a cute gift in a mason jar (a quart mason jar would be perfect)!
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About Jody: I am a Florida girl through and through living the semi-country, small town life. I am making my way through it with my amazing hubby, 2 beautiful kids, 2 of the best Dachshunds to ever walk the face of the earth, massive amounts of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus. I homeschool, craft, cook, scrapbook, garden, raid the thrift shops, snap 1,000’s of photos, and read when I can grab a spare minute (which is rare). You can find me blogging at A Sip Of Southern Sunshine
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