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:
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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
2½ cups of water
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. Makes around 4 servings
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
How To Make 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
- 2½ cups of water
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
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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GREAT recipe and I have never thought to make my own rice-a-roni! Thanks for linking up at Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. Please come again next week and link up. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
This is great. I stopped by boxed foods sometime ago. I will be adding this to my make your own collection. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the idea! Going to have to try this out. I’m working on a series called “Stop Buying, Start Making” for my website.
About how much of the optional spices do you add? 1 tsp? 1 Tbsp?
Thanks!
Jennie
p.s. I found your post via “Pinterest Party” on Recipes for our Daily Bread.
p.p.s. Planning on going to check out your Pinterest page right now!
Sorry. It was actually the “Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop.” Sorry, I’m tired today. Sometimes I do the Pinterest Party also, though the Wednesday one is my favorite.
I have been trying to replicate the Rice a Roni Spanish Rice we used to love so much. I just have not been able to do it. It was great but just had way too much sodium. This is a great idea, however, might try it.