See All My Recipes We love boxed rice mixes, but I’ve been looking for a homemade version because my daughter has been having reactions to MSG (monosodium glutamate) which is listed on the Rice-a-Roni and a possible hidden ingredient in Uncle Ben’s (autolyzed / hyrdrolyzed). Needless to say, the rice boxes were demolished and rice was all loose inside shipping box. A box of that stuff does not always feed a family of 3 or 4. lol. Thank you! 1. Or maybe you just want your rice to taste better, without that preservative packaged flavor that comes in anything boxed. I’m going to have to look for that parboiled rice (never noticed it before) … this happy knock off looks like major potential particularly for gift baskets at the holidays! Still cheaper than the packaged mixes, without the MSG that’s in R-a-R. A look at the ingredients list will tell you that more than half of the rice you’re looking at here is not wild rice. OUCH!!!! Bring contents to a boil, REDUCE HEAT (medium-low to medium) and simmer covered 5 minutes. The order was packed with three large cans of pumpkin and large bottles of Cran-grape juice. We are a dairy/gluten and now soy free family. However, please don't say anything your grandmother would be ashamed to read. I keep a Folger’s plastic coffee container in the bottom of my refrigerator freezer and just dump the liquid in there as I clear my kitchen. Here in Minnesota, there is an abundance of wild rice, harvested not far from my home. Be sure to keep the one pound sausage to one box ratio for the best taste. You rokc and I still wanna be your bff! 1/3 cup parboiled long grain white rice = 13 cents. love the taste healthy rice that has so many uses. This is wonderful. Cost of Uncle Ben’s boxed long grain and wild rice = $1.94. earlier today I found your website while searching for ways to make home made hamburger helper. 2. Great idea, Suzanne!! Try amazon.com (free shipping above $25!) Total cost of your homemade long grain and wild rice mix = $1.06. Login here. It goes with everything and looks pretty on the plate. The classic ingredients that flavor both of these mixes are parsley and garlic. Homemade does look so much better and I love that you don’t have all the preservatives. We have a winner in both cases, and it’s homemade! I love long grain and wild rice, but don’t really like buying the box. I bought a container that will hold five cups and planned to just shake it really well before scooping out a cup each time… Would that work? .. On another note, I found an old churn to attach to an old Sunbeam mixer in my attic (collecting area for 5 generations)…I suppose now I have to make butter…. I don’t imagine it would still be a cup, would it? 2 tablespoons sugar, This makes about 1 1/2 cups seasoning mix. It’ll cost you a little bit more, but it STILL WON’T COST AS MUCH AS THE BOX. (In case you’re wondering.) My whole family loves this! Great stuff. Thanks so much Suzanne! I much prefer homemade to anything packaged. Make as much as you want to store at a time, just keep the mixture 50/50–unless you don’t want it to be 50/50! Months ago I had the same idea with rice-a-roni. Fast and easy preparation. Thanks Suzanne. Please use parboiled long grain white rice for your mix, NOT regular long grain white rice. And Walmart of all places! Remove from heat and set aside 5 minutes or until water is absorbed. … one box is never enough to feed my brood and WAY too salty! They also sell the Uncle Ben’s parboiled rice–it’s significantly more expensive. Well, I guess I’ll have to pick up some rice at the store today and make up some of this mix! Thank you. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Thank you! Registration is required to leave a comment on this site. You might want to do it for the price. And just look at this–the Rice A Roni long grain and wild rice is in the bowl to the left, my homemade rice mix on the right. Although my family loves this rice, I couldn’t recreate it as I wanted to. To make the Rice A Roni size homemade version: 2/3 cup long grain and wild rice mix plus 1 level tablespoon seasoning mix. Cost of Uncle Ben’s boxed long grain and wild rice … **Microwave ovens vary. and we have not verified it. I can’t wait to try this and see what they say! Can’t wait to try it!! Rice A Roni long grain and wild rice (4.3 ounce box) measures up to almost 2/3 cup of rice. Entire Contents © Copyright 2004-2020 Chickens in the Road, Inc. Read my barnyard stories! 1/3 cup garlic powder Reduce heat and cover. This is already more exciting than the mere wild rice in the box. Get specific details about this product from customers who own it. Nutty, earthy flavors of wild rice meet the enriched taste of long grain rice. 2 tablespoons salt Select Option. I’m rather excited about the idea of mixing the parboiled rice with the wild mix and stretching the grand stuff that much further. Bring to a boil. Enjoy during the holidays or any time of the year! Well done! We shall see on this cost thing, shall we not? I’ve made rice pilaf from scratch before using little pieces of broken spaghetti and homemade broth and my daughter says it’s better than the boxed mixes. But anyway thanks again for the new recipe Suzanne! My husband grew up in Florida and apparently thinks rice goes with EVERYTHING LOL. I love long grain and wild rice because it has such a nice nutty flavor. First, you can get wild rice cheaper if you order it from BulkFoods.com. Welcome to our community! (I’ll have more homemade versions of other popular flavors soon! Good news — You can still get free 2-day shipping, free pickup, & more. If you buy the rice yourself: 1/2 cup parboiled long grain white rice = 20 cents. 1/2 cup wild rice = 86 cents. Experiment with the seasonings until you suit your own taste. We’re having technical issues, but we’ll be back in a flash. I too love wild rice…I think I’ll make this today; it is cold and November-ish here in Iowa today and I have to work on indexing for hours, so this sounds wonderful. Enjoy the balanced blend of long grain and wild rice combined with onions, garlic, celery, mushrooms, herbs, and spices. If you buy the rice yourself: 1/2 cup parboiled long grain white rice = 20 cents. Please do more like this! Discussion is encouraged, and differing opinions are welcome. Current selection is: Single. I am anxious to try the recipe. I am going to try this! We had for the first time ever purchased the same flavor as mentioned here (I LOVED the balance of the rice) and I got the bright idea that I could make it on my own but never got beyond buying wild rice as I couldn’t find bags of parboiled rice and was clueless as to what seasonings to use. With elaborate tastes and layers of texture, our Seasoned Long Grain & Wild Rice blend is the ideal mix for those who want to add a bit of oomph to their recipes. I’m here first with my homemade mix for long grain and wild rice, which is my very favorite of all the boxed rice mixes. Stir well. Cover and microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes. Just discovered your website looking for a Wild Rice recipe like Zatarain’s or Rice-a-Roni, and here you are. (You can use this same username on the forum as well.) Thanks so much! How funny I was just at Wally world the other day buying rice and was wondering whats up with the par boiled rice? Reduce setting to 50% power and microwave for 22 minutes. Homemade long grain and wild rice mix, cooked. I do have a question. Seasoning Mix: 1 cup dried parsley 1/2 cup wild rice = 86 cents. I’ve already stocked up on some seasonings and look forward to learning how to cook for real, none of this boxed stuff. If it’s a dried parsley, I think you’d still use the same measure. Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice (6 ounce box) measures out to just under a cup of rice. If we make our own mixes with fresher ingredients,leaving out preservatives we probably will start feeling better. ⅓ cup dry rice and 1 ½ tsp seasoning (57g). The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. What you are really paying for when you buy a boxed rice mix is the rice plus the convenience of the seasonings packet. It’s higher in nutrition and cooks up less sticky. Suzanne, THANK YOU!!! The long-grain texture separates when cooked making it the perfect addition to salads, rice pilafs, and soups. Thank you, Suzanne! I’ll let u all know if it turns out well. Love the rice, hate the salt and this is going to work perfectly!!! Thank you so much for this recipe! It’s parboiled long grain white rice. Anyways I am going to try this one. Thanks for taking the time to decifer. Thanks for sharing it with us. The Rice A Roni version includes salt, sugar, parsley, and garlic powder (in that order), along with various preservatives and who knows what.