Comments on: Homemade Rice-a-Roni

By: eilathen

eilathen — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:02:27 +0000

This was a great side dish! Definitley something I’ll make again.

I toasted the pasta/rice and added salt and it turned out beautifully!

By: porquepig

porquepig — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:54:39 +0000

This recipe was absolutely delicious. It was much tastier than Rice-a-Roni in the box, and my husband was very pleased with the dish. I was surprised that the recipe didn’t call for any salt, so I added 1/2 tsp table salt to the dish (it definitely needed it). After the added salt, it still wasn’t NEARLY as salty as Rice-a-Roni, which is good. I also followed another user’s suggestion and toasted the rice/pasta in a pan with butter. That toasted flavor is the reason we eat Rice-a-Roni! Also, I used chicken broth instead of beef broth (it’s what I had on hand–I’ll try beef if I ever serve it with a beef dish).

I definitely recommend this dish, although I think it would be better to add some salt if you aren’t carefully monitoring your sodium intake. It’s still less salty than the boxed kind. I’ll definitely be adding this to my repertoire! Thanks!

By: porquepig

porquepig — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:20:03 +0000

I actually think I’ll make this tonight. Sounds wonderful! I’m trying to learn to make homemade versions of all my favorite prepackaged sides.

By: savedbytheeggtimer

savedbytheeggtimer — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:15:42 +0000

Hahha, awesome! I grew up on the icky stuff, now time for a healthy version thanks

By: tinafromtexas

tinafromtexas — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:52:25 +0000

What a great idea! Thanks for this!

By: bmd4me

bmd4me — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:10:00 +0000

Sounds great but I think I’d try browning the rice and pasta in the butter before addeing the rest of the ingredients (like you do when you use the processed stuff). My family loves that brown, nutty flavor.

By: Wenderly

Wenderly — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:54:49 +0000

What a fabulous idea! Sounds so yummy and I love that it doesn’t have all the processed yuck-o stuff!