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Homemade Slow Cooker Rice-A-Roni
When I was growing up, from time to time we would have Rice-A-Roni served alongside our protein and veggie at dinner. I love the flavor that these little boxes have but wanted to see if I could make something similar with whole grains and my own (known) seasonings. And I thought, it would be a super bonus if I could make it in one pot…the slow cooker! It turned out super yum and I think you’ll agree that you’ll no longer be buying a box anymore!
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What Slow Cooker Did You Use?
To make slow cooker homemade rice-a-roni I used my Ninja Auto-iQ 6 Quart Slow Cooker.* My favorite feature of this slow cooker is that it has a stove top function. This is perfect for sauteing or browning before you slow cook. This slow cooker has four manual cooking functions: slow cook, stove top sear/Saute, steam, and bake.
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Homemade Slow Cooker Rice-A-Roni
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2-4 hours
- Total Time: 6 minute
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Do you love “the San Francisco treat” but want to make it from scratch? Make this super easy version of Rice-A-Roni in your slow cooker! It’s the perfect side dish for so many meals.
Ingredients
- 4 oz whole wheat thin spaghetti
- 1/2 cup instant brown rice
- 1 Tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Break up the spaghetti into ½ inch pieces and place in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add in the brown rice and melted butter. Stir to coat the spaghetti and rice with butter.
- Add in parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, bay leaf, thyme, and salt to the slow cooker.
- Carefully pour broth over the top so that it covers all the ingredients.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for about 2 hours or on LOW for about 4 hours. Gently stir and then serve.
- Category: Side
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
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Thank you for the recipe. Is it possible to use regular brown rice (not instant)? Would I do anything differently?
I don’t think that it would work out. The reason? The pasta will cook way before the brown rice will. That’s why I used minute rice.
I’m adding shrimp and chicken thighs. How and when should I add them to the recipe?
Add chicken at the beginning. The shrimp will just take 30 minutes to cook on high so add that later 🙂
I'm sorry it didn't work out for you! The brown rice tends to to work best in the slow cooker.
I used instant white rice and white angel hair pasta. The rice was very mushy, even stopping at 1.5 hours on high. Bland.