Homemade Rice a Roni Recipe
A made-from-scratch copycat version of the boxed stuff, this Rice a Roni makes an absolutely delicious and versatile side dish!
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown or white long-grain rice
- 1/2 cup orzo or broken up vermicelli/spaghetti (Gluten free: use GF orzo or spaghetti)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small yellow onion , finely chopped
- 3-4 tablespoons chopped walnuts or pecans
- 3 cups chicken broth , or beef broth (vegans: use vegetable broth)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the rice, orzo and nuts and saute, stirring frequently, until roughly half of the rice and orzo is browned. Add the onion and cook for another two minutes. Add the chicken broth, salt and herbs and stir to combine.Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook as you would normally cook rice, about 15-20 minutes for white rice (longer if using brown rice) or until the rice is done.Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.
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