“Ranch”-A-Roni Wins Top Prize In Recipe Contest A 2 ke 4 (NAPSA)—A busy carpool mom drove home the winning recipe in the third annual Roni recipe contest: “Family Favorites in 30 Minutes.” Beating out more than 1,000 entries, Cindy Kohlhoff of Houston, Texas took home the $5,000 grandprize in the national competition for her exceptionally tasty “Ranch”-A-Roni Chicken Skillet. Juggling a family and parttime job, Kohlhoff is always searching for creative and easy dishes. “I found that by adding a few ingredients to Mexican Style Rice-A-Roni, we could have a quick and complete supper with all of the flavors of a more complicated favorite dish,” she said. Her winning recipe combines Mexican Style Rice-A-Roni flavored rice with chicken, cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, and fresh lime juice to quickly create a complete meal that the whole family will enjoy. “Momswill especially love this zesty one-dish meal because it takes less than 30 minutesto prepare,” said Robin Winer, marketing assistant for Roni. The contest encouraged consumers to show off quick and easy family-pleasing recipes that feature one of Rice-A-Roni or Pasta-Roni’s many flavors. All prize-winning recipes and other meal-planning solutions can be found at www.ricearoni.com. ™ “Ranch”-A-Roni Chicken Skillet Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 1 Rice-A-Roni Mexican Style (6.4 oz package) 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 2% cups water 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained 1 (10-%4 oz) can cream of mushroom soup 2 cups diced cooked chicken '% cup freshly squeezed lime juice 1 cup finely crushedtortilla chips 4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese 1.) Follow regular Rice-ARoni range top directions on package throughstep 2. 2.) Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer10 minutes. 3.) Add tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup and cooked chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer10 more minutes. 4.) Add lime juice, crushed tortilla chips and cheese. Combine thoroughly and remove from heat. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes. Top with additional crushed tortilla chips and cheddarcheeseif desired.
