Name: Easy Spanish Rice Casserole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Bacon - 1 pound; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Chopped green bell pepper - 1 cup; Whole peeled tomatoes, halved - 1 (16 ounce) can; Tomato sauce - 1 (15 ounce) can; Ground black pepper - 1 tablespoon; Salt to taste - 1 tablespoon; Cooked white rice - 4 cups; Shredded Cheddar cheese - 4 cups

Ingredients for - Easy Spanish Rice Casserole

1. Bacon 1 pound

2. Chopped onion 1 cup

3. Chopped green bell pepper 1 cup

4. Whole peeled tomatoes, halved 1 (16 ounce) can

5. Tomato sauce 1 (15 ounce) can

6. Ground black pepper 1 tablespoon

7. Salt to taste 1 tablespoon

8. Cooked white rice 4 cups

9. Shredded Cheddar cheese 4 cups

How to cook deliciously - Easy Spanish Rice Casserole

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Partially drain fat from the skillet.

3 . Stage

Heat remaining bacon fat in the skillet over medium heat. Cook onion and bell pepper in the fat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, pepper, and salt; continue to cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add cooked rice to sauce mixture. Transfer rice and sauce mixture to a large mixing bowl.

4 . Stage

Crumble bacon. Stir 3/4 of the Cheddar cheese and 3/4 of the crumbled bacon into the hot rice mixture until cheese is melted. Transfer to a 9x11-inch glass oven-proof dish. Sprinkle remaining bacon and Cheddar cheese on top.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese on top is bubbly, about 25 minutes.