1 box Rice-a-Roni
2 cups water
1 to 2 tbsp. butter (no substitutes!)

Use real butter for browning. Browning takes longer than you might think and is crucial to having it come out right. Be patient. It will take on a certain smell sort of like popcorn and the mixture takes on a different look when it browns sufficiently.

Use a pan with a fairly tight top to hold in the steam to cook the rice. Do not open until its time!

They really do make the difference in mushy vs fluffy!

Submitted by: Bill