Food Storage Made Easy » homemade rice-a-roni http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net Ten simple babysteps to food storage success! Tue, 22 May 2012 19:27:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Food Storage Recipes: Homemade Rice-A-Roni http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/07/12/food-storage-recipes-homemade-rice-a-roni/ http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/07/12/food-storage-recipes-homemade-rice-a-roni/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:04:25 +0000 Jodi http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/?p=2237 Continue reading →]]> If you are anything like me, you may have wondered how come rice and pasta are some of the cheapest foods, and yet those little boxes of Rice-A-Roni or Pasta-Roni are so darn expensive. Now occasionally you may be able to use some creative couponing to get these boxed foods at drop-dead prices, but when your supplies run low, this cheap and easy alternative may be just the trick. As a side benefit, if you store your bulk items like rice and pasta properly, your shelf life on this will be much longer than a box of Rice-A-Roni.

Homemade Rice-A-Roni Recipe

from The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczy

Ingredients:
2 c. rice
1 c. angel hair, vermicelli or spaghettini pasta, broken into very small pieces
¼ c. parsley
6 Tbsp. chicken bullion powder
2 tsp. onion powder
½ tsp. garlic powder
¼ tsp. thyme

Directions:
Combine all ingredients and mix well. To prepare: Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a skillet. Add 1 c. of the mix and stir. Add 2 ¼ c. water. Bring to a boil. Reduce to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

For other ideas for homemade mixes check out the AWESOME Make-A-Mix book.


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