Armenian Rice And Noodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup fine egg noodles, uncooked
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
2 1/2 cups water
1 cup long grain rice, uncooked
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
pepper

Preparation

Break noodles into small (1\") pieces.
Melt butter in med-large saucepan; cook noodles in butter 5 min, stirring frequently.
Add remaining ingredients.
Bring to boil, stirring a few times; reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, 14 min (don't peek!) Remove from heat, fluff with fork.
Cover and let steam 5-10 min.
Garnish with snipped parsley if desired.