Rice Salad

This makes a large, substantial salad.

I used two boxes of low sodium chicken flavor Rice-a-Roni. I had 9 pimento-stuffed green olives left that I used. Red pepper was substituted for green. I forgot to add the slivered almonds, but the salad is good enough without them.

I hesitated when I bought the marinated artichokes because they were expensive. But after tasting the final salad, I'm glad I spent the money. The artichokes make the dish.