Homemade Chicken Rice-A-Roni Recipe – you’ll never use the boxed stuff again! Rice, spaghetti, chicken bouillon, Italian seasoning, parsley, garlic powder. SO good and super easy to make. I like to mix up the ingredients and put into baggies for a quick side dish during the week.
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Pin This RecipeYou will never open another box of Rice-A-Roni after making this rice. This Homemade Chicken Rice-A-Roni 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.
Homemade Chicken Rice-A-Roni
Ingredients:
- 2- oz vermicelli, broken into half inch pieces (about ½ cup)
- 1 cup long-grain rice, not instant
- 4 tsp chicken bouillon
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ⅛ tsp garlic powder
- 2¾ 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.
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Made as the recipe instructs, this legit tastes like “The San Francisco Treat”… only better! And I feel less guilty making it at home :). I want to try adding slivered almonds to this because I seem to remember a version of Rice a Roni that had almonds too. Thanks for a great recipe!
Could you use orzo for the pasta?
I haven’t tried using orzo, so I can not say. Let us know how it turns out if you try it.
Absolutely love this! Definitely stays in my rotation!