• 1/2 cup uncooked rice (not the Minute-brand kind, get a plain box or bag)
• 1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta or broken vermicelli
• 2 tablespoons (cut from a stick) butter or oleo-margarine, which is also known as vegetable spread
• 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth (about 1 can)

Melt butter on high in a large non-stick skillet.  Add orzo and rice and brown the grains and pasta over high heat.  Stir constantly to prevent burning on one side.  While still on high heat, pour in the chicken or vegetable broth.  When the rice and pasta comes to a boil, cover the skillet with a tight fitting lid and turn down the heat to low. Simmer 20 minutes.  Turn off heat, but leave on warm burner for another 5 minutes.

Makes 2 cups cooked rice (1/2 cup serving for each of 4 people).  Note: Most people REALLY like this so you may have to double the recipe in the future.  You can double the ingredients, but keep the cooking time the same.  Don’t try to make more than a double recipe at one time.

If you don’t want to make this up from scratch, substitute a box of Rice-a-Roni Rice Pilaf