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Easy Spanish Rice

A serving dish with Spanish rice.
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Cook up a tasty batch of Spanish rice with bacon. It’s an easy and flavorful side dish that pairs nicely with meat and seafood.

Ingredients

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  • 6 strips bacon
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 cup raw regular long-grain rice
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 10 3/4-ounce can tomato bisque (condensed, such as Campbell’s)
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels to drain. Crumble and set aside.
  2. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings. Cook onion and green pepper in remaining drippings until tender.
  3. Add the rice and garlic and cook for 2 minutes longer.
  4. Add tomato bisque soup, water, chili powder, and salt. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until rice is tender. Stir occasionally.
  5. Add the bacon to the Spanish rice and serve immediately.

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