Rice-A-Phony

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups water
• 1 chicken bouillon cube (the equivalent to be used in 8 ounces of water)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 medium onion, finely minced
• 2 cups long grain white rice
• 1 cup fideos (short, thin pasta found where Mexican/Latin American ingredients are sold), or use vermicelli or angel hair pasta broken into 2-inch pieces
• 1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1/2-1 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened