Homemade Rice a Roni

“I made this tonight and it was sooooo good and easy!! I loved that I get to choose what i want in it.The only thing i did different was i added 1 clove of garlic and 1/4 onion chopped at the begining.My husband is pretty picky, so this is nice because i can make his (beef- will use beef instead of chicken broth) and mine (this recipe) without having to waste 1/2 a box of each.Thanks so much for sharing this! I will definatly have to make this again!”

“I’ve made rice this way many a time, and it’s good to see that others enjoy it, too!I usually use thin angel hair pasta instead of of spaghetti.There are a lot of things you can add in to this recipe, as well, such as dried minced onion, chopped green onion, almond slivers… all sorts of things.Just as commercially-produced Rice-A-Roni is versatile, so is doing it the old fashioned way.:)”

“If I didn’t know it wasn’t Rice A Roni, I wouldn’t have known it wasn’t Rica A Roni! We LOVED it! We usually eat the chicken and mushroom flavor, so that is what I attempted. I replaced the broken pasta with orzo because I already had it. I used 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of Better than Bouillon Chicken flavor, plus I added 2 or 3 dried shitake mushrooms (broken up) and some garlic powder and onion powder. Oh and a little dried parsley. I browned the pasta and rice together like the original, and cooked it for 20 minutes after adding the liquid. Also, when it was all done, I added a splash of Half and Half. It was AWESOME! Next time, I think I will add just a bit more bouillon. Awesome recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!”

“Very very very good! And let me tell you… it is so reasurring to know what EXACTLY your are eating, compared to the processed box stuff 😉 I even used brown rice and 100% whole wheat pasta and it was AWESOME! You can’t beat this simple and tasty recipe! – We like to add 1 packet of Italian Dressing mix to the simmering liquid. It is easy and kicks it up a notch!”

“Loved this recipe.My kids love Rice a Roni chicken flavor – and I hate that it is so high in sodium – this was easy and fabulous – I doubled the recipe – and added some extra garlic powder and onion powder as well as dried parsley – I plan to make this often!!!! I will make baggies of the dry ingredients to keep in my pantry ready to go – then I can make it any flavor by changing the broth flavor and spices!!! THANK YOU!!!!”

“This one is a real winner. GREAT recipe! Thanks!”

“YUMMM!!I added garlic and onions and some seasonings such as italian seasoning.I think that this is one of these recipes that is open for interpretation.My boyfriend was so excited to get homemade rice a roni.I am so glad I found this recipe.Thank you!!”

“A quick, easy, versatile, and wonderful recipe!I was looking for something that would taste similar to the boxed stuff, but without the chemical additives and, to my delight, this recipe tastes even better than the boxed stuff!I’ve made it several times and my family loves it.”

“I’m so happy I stumbled across this recipe!It was SUPER delish!I sauteed half an onion and a few cloves of chopped garlic in olive oil (ran out of butter!) followed as directed but used water and beef base instead of a can of broth..sooooo yummy…but by the time the liquid absorbed the rice was still crunchy…and my pork chops called for wine so I figured I would throw in a few glugs and WOW, it was sooooo good!Honestly, I think I turned it into a risotto, but I won’t complain!It was thick and creamy and delicious!I honestly think I could eat it daily it was so good.Thanks for the great recipe!!!”

“Delicious.I used whole wheat pasta, brown rice and took others’ suggestions adding slivered almonds, parsley, chives, 1/2tsp garlic powder, 1/2tsp onion powder, 3/4tsp salt and increased the homemade broth to 3 1/2cups. I browned the rice in olive oil, simmered it for 20 minutes then added the pasta (pre-browned in another pan) and simmered for another 25 minutes.Worked beautifully and is much healthier.”

“I’ve made this 4 times now and everytime I do something a little different to go with whatever I’m cooking. I did try it the first time with brown rice, and it did not work out at all, it never did get done enough where it wasn’t crunchy. I will keep making this, it sure is easy and delicious!! I think I even like this better than than Rice a roni. “

“What a great recipe! I found this while I was planning for supper and I even had all the ingredients in the house! I added the onion and garlic as suggested by another reviewer and it was delicious! I look forward to trying out other variations with this recipe and I make this often. Thanks for sharing this easy side dish!”

“I`ve made this a few times now & it seems to get better each time,very easy & low in cost to make,i like it a lot more then the packaged rice-a-roni because my partner has many allergies & the packaged stuff drives her insane.Thanks for posting a great,simple,easy to make & tasty recipe Lisa.”

“This was so tasty. I changed it a bit because I didn’t have the exact ingredients on hand. I put 1/2 pkg Knorrs Veg soup mix, 1 pkg Liptons cup o’ soup, 1 cup rice, 1 cup spaghetti, 2 tbsp margarine, 1 tsp oil. Fried these ingredients until noodles were brown. Then added 4 1/2 cups of water. Turned the heat halfway down and covered until the liquid disappeared. It was great and the kids loved it. Thanks for the recipe.”

“I found this recipe when I googled homemade rice a roni. I quit buying the box stuff as it has MSG and plenty of other not good things in it. This is super easy to make. I like another reviewer used angel hair as I have lots of it in the house. I also added minced onion, chives and garlic with the pasta. Used beef broth as that is what I had open in the fridge. This is awesome and I love that it’s not loaded with preservatives, etc. Thanks for sharing the recipe.”

“Quite delicious, and so much better than the box of convenience. In fact I actually found this much easier to make than out of the box. However, I did use orzo pasta in place of the spaghetti, but even with spaghetti i’m certain i’d still feel the same about this recipe.”

“This is a great base for Rice a Roni. I am going ot use this as a base and that way I can make any flavor I like. Tonight I am making beef with some parsley, onion and garlic, the other night I did a vegetable broth with veggie seasoning that had to much pepper in it. I am going to make up some base batches to have on hand so I don’t have to break the spaghetti all the time. I love to have a lot oa back stock of food.”

“This is a great base recipe.You can add whatever you want to it.I did find that I needed at least a cup more water in order for the rice to not be crunchy.”

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