Homemade Rice-A-Roni

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Homemade Rice-A-Roni
From Countrified Hicks
By Melody @ countrifiedhicks.blogspot.com/

Ingredients:
1/2 cup raw angel hair, vermicelli or spaghetti pasta
3/4 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
2 cups broth (chicken or beef depending on which you are making.)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
1 tsp seasoning salt
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
1/4 tsp poultry seasoning for chicken OR 1/4 tsp thyme for beef
1 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 bouillon cube (chicken or beef depending on which you are making.)


Instructions:

First, break your pasta up into small pieces, about 1/2 inch.

In medium skillet saute broken pasta pieces in butter, stirring constantly, until the pasta begins to brown.
Add rice, stirring until the rice is well coated with the butter and the pasta browns a little more, about 2 minutes more.
Dissolve the bouillon in the broth and pour it in with the rice.
Stir in the spices.
Bring to a boil and then turn to low and cover and simmer about 15 minutes until liquid is absorbed.
Serve hot.

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Homemade Chicken Rice-A-Roni
From: Stephanie @ www.plainchicken.com/

You will never open another box of Rice-A-Roni after making this rice. It is just as easy as the boxed stuff, but it tastes 100 times better! Chicken Legs keeps asking me to make this for dinner.
I know you might be saying that this is a lot of work for a side dish. It might be if you are measuring out everything each time you make it. I wanted to avoid reaching for the box, so I made several kits of this homemade Rice-A-Roni at one time. I measured out the rice and pasta and put it in a ziplock baggie. Next, I measured out the seasonings and put them in another ziplock baggie. Now, all I have to do is add butter and water. Just like the boxed stuff.

serves 4


Ingredients:
2 oz vermicelli, broken into half inch pieces (about 1/2 cup)
1 cup long grain rice (not instant)
4 tsp chicken bouillon
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp dried parsley
dash garlic powder
2 3/4 cup water
2 Tbsp butter

Instructions:
In a large skillet, melt 2 Tbsp butter.
Add broken pasta and rice.
Cook until lightly brown.
Add water and seasonings.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and cover.
Cook 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until water is absorbed.