Homemade Rice a Roni

I've been making this for years and it can be a side dish or add a salad and you have a quick all in one dinner.  Yummy!

1 pound ground beef (I used turkey) 

1 onion chopped 

one garlic clove minced (optional) 

2 Tbsp Oil 

2 Tbsp butter 

1 cup long grain rice 

8 ounces angel hair pasta~  broken up in small pieces about an inch long 

4 cups chicken broth.
Chopped almonds or pecans

Cook ground beef, and onion.  Drain grease if neccesary and set aside.  Melt oil in pan and add garlic.  Saute Rice and pasta till good and brown.  Add butter, broth and taste broth adjusting seasonings to your liking.  Bring to a boil and turn down to simmer.  Cook 20 minutes or till water is dissolved.  Check your rice and if need be, add 1/4 cup of water and cook till absorbed.   You might have to add more water depending on the type of long grain rice you used.  Allow rice to stand with lid so it can fluff up~ about 10 minutes.  Sprinkle liberaly with chopped pecans or almonds before serving. 

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