Cheesy Spanish Rice
"I originally found this recipe in a Good Housekeeping cookbook, but have modified it over the years to suit our family's taste. It goes great with just about any chicken, beef or pork -- I just pop this in the oven and make the rest of the meal while it is baking."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 4 bacon, slices
- 1⁄2 cup diced green pepper
- 1 1⁄4 cups chopped onions
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) or 1/4-1/2 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
- 1 (16 ounce) can best quality plum tomatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- chicken broth
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄3 cups long-grain rice
- 3⁄4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large skillet, fry bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels; crumble and set aside. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings.
- In hot drippings, cook onions and green pepper until tender, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
- Into measuring cup, drain tomatoes; add enough chicken broth to the tomato liquid to make 1 3/4 cups. Cut up tomatoes.
- To onion mixture, add chicken broth liquid mixture, tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic powder, sugar, salt -- and, if using -- cayenne or chili powder. Heat to boiling. Grease a 1-1/2 quart casserole.
- Remove mixture from heat and stir in rice; pour into casserole. Cover and bake 35 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Stir lightly with fork. Sprinkle with cheese and bake uncovered for 5 minutes. Garnish with crumbled bacon and serve.
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TasteTester
United States
Our family moved to Florida from New York in the 90's, so I've brought not only many of the recipes my family has passed down, but have learned to cook some great Southern dishes as well.? When I found RZ, it opened up a whole new world of cooking -- cuisine from different countries, tried-and-true family hand-me-down recipes, and some interesting and delicious dishes I would never have found on my own.
