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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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Not being able to buy Rice-A-Roni where I live, I came up with this alternative which I find far, far better. Try it yourself and see! Ingredients:
1 tbs olive oil |
1 tbs butter |
2 tbs chopped yellow onion, green onion, or shallot |
1/4 cup fideos pasta (or break up spaghettini into very short bits) |
3/4 cup basmati rice |
2 cups hot chicken (or beef, or mushroom) broth |
fresh-ground black pepper and salt (go easy!) to taste |
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley (or 2 tbs dried) |
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, and melt butter in it. (Don't let the butter brown.)
2. Add the pasta and rice and coat well with oil, stirring constantly.
3. Continue to stir for another 2 minutes or so; then add onion.
4. Stir constantly until pasta bits become quite brown, then add broth (stand back; this creates quite a bit of steam!).
5. Bring to a boil again, add pepper (wait on the salt) and turn to low heat.
6. Cover and cook 10 minutes or until rice has absorbed all the moisture.
7. Add the parsley, taste and add salt only if needed (remember, this is a side dish so it shouldn't be too salty, especially if served with gravy), fluff with a fork and serve.
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