Ann's Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.3 cup butter 
• 2 teaspoons chicken soup base 
• 0.8 cup broken pieces vermicelli pasta 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 teaspoon greek seasoning to taste
• 2 cups water 
• 1 cup rice long grain white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan

Directions

1. Dissolve chicken bouillon in water in a bowl.
2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir vermicelli pieces until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
3. Pour bouillon mixture into the skillet with the vermicelli.
4. Stir rice, black pepper, salt, and Greek seasoning into the vermicelli mixture and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.