Italian Rice-A-Roni
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves garlic chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsly chopped fine
- 1 cup spaghetti broken into 1 inch pieces I like to use thin spaghetti, but any kind will work
- 3/4 cup rice I used jasmine rice
- 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup chicken broth more as needed
- Parmesan cheese for topping
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic. Cook for a minute and parsley.
- Add butter until melted.
- Add broken spaghetti. Toss to coat in the butter and oil. Cook until the pasta just starts to turn brown.
- Add the rice and mix.
- Add the tomatoes.
- Add the chicken broth.
- Cook until all the liquid is absorbed and pasta and rice are cooked through. Add more broth if needed. Season with salt& pepper.
- Serve topped with Parmesan cheese!
