Creamy Bacon Rice Food

EASY BACON FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Add your chopped bacon to a medium sized skillet or work. Cook over medium high heat until it is crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain the grease leaving about 1 tablespoon.
• Next, add your chopped onion and frozen peas and carrots and sauté for 1-2 minutes until they are tender.
• Slide your veggies to one side and add the beaten egg to the other side. Scramble the egg until it is cooked through and combine it with the peas and carrots.
• Add cooked rice and bacon back to the skillet and combine. Add in sesame oil and soy sauce to taste. Let it heat through and garnish with chopped green onions.

BACON DIRTY RICE

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until almost crisp, about 10 minutes. Add the rice, coriander and cumin and cook, stirring, until the rice is coated and light golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and 1 cup water. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Cover the saucepan with a tight-fitting lid and reduce the heat to low; cook for 16 minutes, then let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and stir in the cilantro, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.

FRIED RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sesame oil and bacon; cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is almost crisp, 4 minutes. Add the sugar and 1 teaspoon soy sauce; stir-fry until the bacon is glazed, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon; reserve the drippings in a separate bowl. Wipe out the skillet.
• Heat 2 teaspoons of the drippings in the skillet over medium heat. Whisk the eggs and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; add to the skillet and cook, undisturbed, until just set, 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate and break up the eggs into large pieces.
• Heat the remaining drippings in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tomatoes and ginger; stir-fry until the tomatoes are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the snow peas, bell pepper and scallions; stir-fry until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Add the rice and the remaining 2 teaspoons soy sauce; stir-fry until warmed through, about 2 minutes. Stir in the eggs and cook 1 minute. Top with the bacon.

CREAMY BACON RICE

Steps:

• Cook boil-in-bag rice according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, add the other ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
• When rice is cooked, drain and add hot rice to bowl.
• Stir well.
• **Ifthe cold ingredients have cooled off the rice considerably, then just zap the entire thing in the microwave 15 to 20 seconds at a time, stirring in between zaps, until the dish is hot enough to serve.

TOMATO AND BACON RICE (QUICK AND FRENCH-INSPIRED)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a skillet, and add the garlic and onion. Sweat them for 30 seconds, then turn the heat up a bit and add the bacon. Once the bacon is cooked through (almost crispy), add the cooked rice. Sautee the mixture until the rice is heated through and add the can of tomato sauce. Cover and allow to cook for a few minutes until the rice has absorbed the liquid. Serve!

CHICKEN AND RICE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Line large baking dish with bacon.
• Pour rice evenly over top of bacon.
• Place chicken on top of rice.
• Season chicken with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and paprika.
• Mix together soup, broth, milk and pour over chicken and rice.
• Cover and bake for 3 hours at 325.
• Uncover and bake for 15 minute more.

CREAMY BACON, RICE & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon. Drain and crumble. Set aside.
• Saute onion in oil.
• Bring half and half and cream of potato soup to a slow simmer.
• Add cooked rice, crumbled bacon, sauted onion. Simmer 5 minutes.
• Add cheese, stir until melted and serve.