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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 ?
>

Saute them separately and add the orzo later?

I make Mom's Nicer Roni (my own recipe) for my kids at Christmas. They
like the Rice-a-Roni and I am appalled at how salty it is. I use broken
pieces of vermicelli instead of orzo, though. And I brown them together.

Throw in some herbs.


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