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Mexican Rice




Source of Recipe


Sandy OH at Mimi's


Recipe Introduction


Sandy OH posted this and it is great! My family really liked it and we will have it often.


List of Ingredients







1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup bacon drippings
1 pound can tomatoes -- cut up
1 cup water
1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon chili powder






Recipe






Saute onion and green pepper in bacon drippings in a 3-quart saucepan until soft.
Add tomatoes, water, rice, salt and chili powder.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes.
Serve garnished with chopped green pepper and fresh tomato, if desired.
Serves 6

Notes:
I used a can of sliced, stewed tomatoes;
sauteed onion and peppers in 1 tbsp butter in place of the bacon drippings.
I rinsed the rice before cooking.
I used Kosher salt
I used a heaping tsp. of chili powder