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RED BEANS AND RICE
Ingredients
• 2 tbs. butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup uncooked regular long grain rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 can {15 to 16 oz.} red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup thick sliced bacon, crumbled and cooked to a golden brown
If you like your food on the spicier side, just add 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper to mixture before covering it to simmer.
Directions
Melt butter in 3-Qrt. saucepan over medium heat.
Cook onion and bell pepper in butter, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
Stir in remaining ingredients except bacon.
Heat to boiling, stirring once or twice; reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat.
Stir bacon into rice mixture.
Cover and let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
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