Savory Italian Rice Bake Rice A Roni Recipe 365 Food

HOMEMADE RICE-A-RONI

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the rice, orzo and nuts and saute, stirring frequently, until half of the rice and orzo is browned.
• Add the onion and cook for another two minutes.
• Add the chicken stock, 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 (if using white rice, longer if using brown) or until the rice is done.
• Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.

SAVORY ITALIAN RICE BAKE - RICE A RONI RECIPE - (3.6/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare Rice a Roni mix as directed. Remove sausage from casing; crumble in 10 inch skillet. Brown sausage and onion; drain off fat, reserving 1 tablespoon of drippings in skillet. Set aside. Add zucchini and garlic; saute over medium heat 1 minute. Cover; continue cooking over low heat about 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Combine prepared Rice a Roni, sausage mixture, 1 cup spaghetti sauce, and basil; spread into 11 x 7 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Top with zucchini. Pour over remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. You may substitute ground beef for sausage.

RISO AL FORNO (ITALIAN BAKED RICE)

Steps:

• Mix Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and bread crumbs together in a bowl; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and saute until tender and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add passata, vegetable broth, peas, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir, bring to a simmer, and cook for 5 minutes. Add rice; mix well. Cover and simmer, adding a bit of water if necessary to keep rice from sticking to the bottom, until tender, about 18 minutes.
• While the rice is cooking, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Remove the Dutch oven from the stove and gently stir in provolone cheese. Sprinkle reserved bread crumb mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and browned on top, about 15 minutes.

SPANISH RICE A RONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with onions and bellpepper. Drain grease.
• In a dutch oven prepare both boxes of rice a roni to box directions.
• When rice mixture comes to a boil, add hamburger with onions and bell pepper to rice, add in cans of corn and cajun seasoning. Bring mixture to a boil and cover. Lower heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir often to prevent rice from sticking. When rice is done, add cheese, stir and serve!
• I always add more hot sauce to my plate of food, but I love the twang of hot sauce.

RICE-A-RONI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown beef in a skillet; drain off grease.
• Place drained beef in a large bowl. Add seasoning packets from rice mix, soup, and water. Whisk until thoroughly blended. Mix in rice and noodles from boxes.
• Place in a greased 9 x 13" glass casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and stir thoroughly, making sure to scrape the bottom of the casserole, so the rice isn't sticking.
• Return it to the oven and bake 10 minutes more, sprinkling the onions over the top for the last 3 minutes.