Rice a Roni from Scratch in the Microwave

Submitted by jackieblue

"Yes, it is possible to make your own homemade Rice A Roni in the microwave. My microwave is fairly powerful, so please adjust this recipe to yours accordingly. Mine often just sits in the microwave for a while while I finish dinner, and that way it stays hot and is still good once I fluff it."

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup white rice, uncooked
• 1⁄2 cup orzo pasta (or you can use broken up angel hair or vermicelli for that more authentic look. I am just time crunc)
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 2 1⁄4 cups chicken broth (I mix from chicken base or bouillon)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon parsley
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon onion powder

directions

1. Place rice, orzo (or other pasta) and margarine in a 2 quart heavy glass bowl. Microwave on high 3 1/2 - 4 minutes stirring after every minute (more often toward the end if you use pasta other than orzo) or until pasta is golden brown.
2. Stir in broth (or bouillon) and spices.
3. Microwave 12 minutes on high.
4. Let sit 3 minutes in microwave.
5. Fluff with fork and serve.

Reviews

[Lucky in Bayview]

Perfect, and exactly what I was craving. I really only use my microwave to re-heat things. This recipe has made me rethink that.I did make a couple substitutions. I used spaghetti instead of orzo and I didn't have any broth, so I used half a package of onion soup mix and added the garlic powder and some Penzy's pasta sprinkle. So, good! Thanks for posting!

 

[Lisa Lisa Ann]

This was a very simple recipe to follow with ingredients I had in the pantry. I like that I can control the sodium. The timing was exactly right. As was mentioned, I left the rice in the microwave while I finished the rest of dinner and fluffed it just before serving. It stayed hot and was ready when I was. Thanks for a go to side dish.

 

[rob M.]

ok i finally got to try this out, microwaving the rice n noodles till they get brown worked wonderful. tastes good the way the recipe states, thanks a lot!

 

[Homecookgirl]

Delicious and easy. Served for lunch with hotdogs and steamed broccoli.

 

[Karen Elizabeth]

Incredibly easy to prepare, worked perfectly as per recipe, and delicious to boot! Another good one for my student daughters when they are cooking for themselves! I used butter instead of margarine, and I used the orzo. Thank you for this hidden gem! :D