Spanish Rice with Bacon

By luvmybuttonsnbows

Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1/3 c. chopped green pepper
• 1 can (10 3/4 oz.) tomato soup
• 1 c. water
• 1/2 c. raw regular long-grain rice
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Step 1

In a saucepan, cook bacon until crisp; remove and crumble. Set aside. Pour off all but 3 to 4 tbsp. of the drippings. Cook onion and green pepper in the drippings until tender. Add soup, water, rice, bay leaf and salt. Bring to a boil; cover and cook over low heat for 25 min., until rice is tender. Stir occasionally. Remove bay leaf and stir in bacon.