Recipe: Rice Pilaf (like rice-a-roni)

Rice Pilaf (like rice-a-roni)
Servings: 4

This recipe came from my 4th grade teacher's mother, a lovely Armenian woman, nearly 50 years ago! I wouldn't make pilaf any other way....and it always gets raves. - Elizabeth Dean Brooks, rec.food.cooking

1 cup long grain white rice
12 pieces vermicelli pasta noodles (12 to 15)
2 cups chicken bouillon
1-2 tbsp butter

Melt butter in saucepan. Add rice and stir now and then until it browns, be careful not to let it burn. When rice is evenly browned, add the vermicelli, which you have broken into 2-3 inch lengths, and the bouillon.

Bring to a boil, reduce flame, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed, probably about 20 minutes or so.

Serve as is or with a little pat of butter.