Homemade Boxed Rice

Raise your hand if you grew up eating Rice-a-Roni on occasion. I feel like it’s safe to say that we all did at some point. I still remember the jingle from the commercial as a kid and would always try to bribe my mom into bringing home a box or two on our grocery store trips. I’m not above eating nostalgic foods, I honestly think that most of us aren't, but I like being able to make this at home instead of using the boxed stuff since I can control what spices and flavors I use. Want to make it really garlicky? Go for it. Cheesy? Why not? Add some veggies to jazz it up if you like.

This isn’t much of recipe-recipe since the method is pretty similar to making other rice dishes on the blog already. The only change here is what kind of seasonings we use and the addition of pasta noodles to the rice! Super simple and straightforward. Let’s get to it!

Cook time: 35 minutes

2 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tbsp unsalted butter

1 small onion, finely diced

Large pinch kosher salt

Large pinch cracked black pepper

½ cup fideo noodles (see note)

Favorite salt-free spice blend, to taste

1 cup jasmine rice

1 large bay leaf

½ vegetable bouillon cube

2 ½ cups water

* Note: you can find small fideo noodles in the Latin food section, often sold in small bags for less than one dollar. They’re awesome to keep in the pantry for soups and rice dishes like this. If you can’t find the small noodles, simply use some thin spaghetti and break up the noodles into smaller pieces. An easy way to do this is place some in a plastic storage bag and break them in the bag so you avoid making a mess and having pasta fly everywhere. note: Note: you can find small fideo noodles in the Latin food section, often sold in small bags for less than one dollar. They’re awesome to keep in the pantry for soups and rice dishes like this. If you can’t find the small noodles, simply use some thin spaghetti and break up the noodles into smaller pieces. An easy way to do this is place some in a plastic storage bag and break them in the bag so you avoid making a mess and having pasta fly everywhere.

Directions at sofritoproject.com

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