Homemade Rice-A-Roni

Marie's Note:

I also like to add minced garlic to saute with the onion to taste and a handful of grated Parmesan cheese at end of cooking time. This is good! Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 lb spaghetti (I like angel hair)
• 1 cup long grain rice
• 1 small onion, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cups chicken broth (can also use beef broth)

Directions:

1. Break spaghetti into 1/2 to 1" pieces.
2. Heat oil in a pot and stir spaghetti in the oil until it begins to brown slightly.
3. Add rice, onion and parsley and stir.
4. Mix in broth, stir and cover tightly.
5. Cook as you would regular rice, simmering for about 20 minutes.
6. Fluff with a fork and serve.

Reviews

[~Dee~]

Great recipe! I make this and add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of Tumeric for the yellow color! Tumeric is what they add to the box to get the color and the taste is very good and mild.

[Marie Nixon]

This is a very nice side dish. I added about 1 t. minced garlic when the pasta was just about done browning. I used minute rice rather than long grain rice and it worked out fine. The dish only needed to simmer for about 6 minutes and both the pasta and rice were done perfectly.My only suggestion is to add a little salt to it in step 3 when you add the rice, onion and parsley.

[Melanie Adrienne]

Super side dish from the same old same old. Thanks!