"Tracy" > wrote in message
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> <RJ> wrote:
>> I really enjoy Rice-a-Roni,
>> but the sodium content really puts me off.
>>
>> I figured I could conjure up a batch using pantry items.
>>
>> Saute rice and orzo until "golden".
>> Add a can of beef broth, cover and cook.
>> ( spices too, of course )
>>
>> Results tasted good.... definitely not salty.
>> Problem is...
>> by the time the rice has cooked,
>> the orzo pasta has turned to mush !
>>
>> Maybe a "tougher" pasta ? ideas ?
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> I haven't had Rice-a-roni in a long time but I think it has rice and
> vermicelli, not orzo.
> In any case, I'd try cooking the orzo or whatever pasta you use,
> separately, maybe in broth so you get the added flavor.
>
> -Tracy


Correct on the vermicelli

Dimitri