Bermudan Style Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, minced
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes, and their juices
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups rice, medium grain
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cups water or 2 cups chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cook the bacon in a an ovenproof pan until crisp, remove from pan, let cool.
• 3 in the pan drippings from the bacon, over medium heat, cook the onion for 3 minutes. add the bell pepper and sauté for 1 minute. add the tomatoes and their juices, the tomato paste, the rice, salt, and pepper to taste, and the thyme, and sauté for 1 minute. add the water and bring to a boil. cover the pan and place it into the oven for 30 minutes.
• 4 remove the rice from the oven. using a fork, fluff the cooked rice and mix in the crisp crumbled bacon before serving.