Recipe for Spanish Rice

This recipe comes from page 151 of  Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls (published sometime before 1957).

You can use this as a way to spice up leftover rice, or you can cook rice in order to make this recipe.

Recipe for Spanish Rice
3 cups cooked rice  (about 1.5 cups uncooked)
4 slices crisp cooked bacon, cut up or crumbled
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup grated cheese

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Fry bacon in a frying pan and then cut into small pieces. Place cooked bacon in 1.5 quart baking dish and toss it around to grease the dish. 

In frying pan, add onion and green pepper to bacon. Cook until onion is yellow. Add 3 cups cooked rice, 2 cups canned tomatoes, and 1 1/2 tsp. salt. Turn into baking dish. Sprinkle grated cheese over the top. Bake 25-30 minutes at 400 degrees F.  Makes 4 to 6 servings.