Chicken With Rice & Bacon Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
8 slice bacon, finely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 medium green bell pepper), chopped (about i cup)
1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, undrain, ed
4 cup cut-up cooked chicken i
1 l/2 cups uncooked instant rice
1/2 cup hot water
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup raisins
Recipe Preparation
Place bacon in 3-quart microwavable casserole. Cover with microwavable
paper towel and microwave on high 5 to 6 minutes, stirring after 3
minutes, until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towel, reserving fat in
casserole. Stir onion and bell pepper into bacon fat. Cover tightly
and microwave on high 4 to 5 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes, until
onion is tender. Stir in tomatoes; break up tomatoes.
Stir in chicken, rice, hot water, cumin and salt. Cover tightly and
microwave 15 to 17 minutes, stirring after 8 minutes, until mixture
is hot and rice is tender. Stir in raisins. Cover and let stand 5
minutes. Sprinkle with bacon.
8 to 10 servings.
From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska. Feb 1994
Servings: 1
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