Kossman Mexican Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup rice
• 1 quart tomatoes or 16 ounces canned tomatoes with 1 can water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large onion
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 pint corn (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

Recipe

• 1 wash rice dry thoughly with a cloth.( i skipped this step and used brown rice ).
• 2 fry bacon strips until limp, not crisp. i used cast iron skillet cause then you can just put in oven .
• 3 remove bacon from pan.
• 4 brown the rice and minced onion in the bacon fat.
• 5 stir constantly to prevent burning.
• 6 add chili powder.
• 7 when brown add tomatoes and seasonings. (darlenes canned tomatoes had alot of juice for this dish ,if using canned store bought just fill can with water after dumping in tomatoes).
• 8 let simmer until rice swells up.
• 9 one pint of drained corn may be added at this time if desired. (i used 1/2 cup ,it was plenty ).
• 10 pour into greased baking dish and bake 40 minutes in 350 degree oven.
• 11 place the bacon strips over dish about 10 minutes before removing from oven.