San Francisco Firehouse Spanish Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 lb bacon, diced
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 cups long grain rice
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 28 ounces solid pack tomatoes, broken up

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, cook the diced bacon slowly; when partially cooked, pour off 1/4 cup of the drippings and reserve.
• 2 add onion and green pepper to the bacon and saute until limp. set aside.
• 3 add rice to the reserved 1/4 cup of drippings in large skillet and heat, stirring, til rice is toasted golden and thoroughly coated with oil.
• 4 stir in salt, pepper, sauteed vegetables and tomatoes. turn into casserole dish (about 2 1/2 qts), cover tightly, and bake at 325 for 40 minutes.