Best Bacon Spanish Rice Recipes

SPANISH RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Add oil to the drippings; saute onion for 3 minutes. Add rice; stir until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is tender. Sprinkle with bacon.

HAMBURGER SPANISH RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet, cook bacon slices until crisp; drain on paper towel and set aside.
• In the same skillet, along with the bacon grease, brown the hamburger and cook the vegetables; then drain in a colander.
• Return cooked beef and vegetables to the skillet, then add the remaining ingredients.
• Crumble bacon slices, and add to the skillet, and stir.
• Bring ingredients in skillet to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Note: You can substitute stewed tomatoes for the regular canned tomatoes.

HAMBURGER SPANISH RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• 1. In a 12-inch skillet, cook bacon slices until crisp; drain on paper towel and set aside.
• 2. In the same skillet, along with the bacon grease, brown the hamburger and cook the vegetables; then drain off any excess grease in a colander.
• 3. Return cooked beef and vegetables to the skillet, then add the remaining ingredients.
• 4. Crumble the cooked bacon; add to the skillet, and stir.
• 5. Bring ingredients in skillet to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, and stirring occasionally.
• 6. *Note: You can substitute stewed tomatoes for the regular canned tomatoes.

SPANISH RICE AND BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• 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. Chop into bite-sized pieces. Discard half of the bacon grease left in the pan.
• Return the skillet to the stovetop and toss in bacon, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, diced onion, and cilantro. Stir in pinto beans. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until flavors are blended, about 30 minutes.
• Heat canola oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add rice and chopped onion and cook until rice is brown and onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water and tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; cover saucepan and cook until rice has absorbed the liquids, about 20 minutes. Stir in bacon mixture.

BACON SPANISH RICE

Steps:

• Fry the bacon until crisp.
• Remove bacon and crumble.
• Save 1/2 of bacon fat.
• Saute onion and pepper (in 1/2 of the fat from the bacon) until tender. Add rest of ingredients.
• Stir, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add crumbled bacon before serving.

SAUSAGE SPANISH RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook sausage and crumble in small pieces and set aside.
• Cook bacon until crisp, drain then crumble into small pieces and add to the sausage.
• Saute the onion and garlic in the bacon drippings until golden, drain on paper towels, then add to meat mixture.
• In a large saucepan bring the water and tomato paste to a boil.
• Add the rice, cover and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes.
• Add meat mixture to rice mixing well and serve while still hot.
• You can double or triple this recipe easily then freeze the leftovers in ziplock freezer bags for quick sides to Mexican meals.

SPANISH RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towel.
• Add oil to the drippings and saute onion for 3 minutes. Add rice and fry until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

SPANISH RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook bacon in skillet, cool. While bacon is cooking, cook rice, and chop onion and green pepper. After bacon is cooled, rip into small pieces, and mix with rice.
• In the same skillet you cooked the bacon, quickly fry green pepper and onion (only about 1 minute, just until you smell the onion). Mix onion and green pepper with rice and bacon mixture, and pour into round casserole dish. Drain can of tomatoes, and pour over top of rice mixture. Sprinkle the top with salt and pepper.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 20-30 minutes.