Recipe for Chicken With Rice And Bacon

Ingredients

8 slice bacon, finely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1 medium green bell pepper); chopped (about i cup)
1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, undrain; ed
4 cup cut-up cooked chicken i
1 l/2 cups uncooked instant rice
1/2 cup hot water
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins

Instructions

Place bacon in 3-quart microwavable casserole. Cover with microwavable paper towel and microwave on high 5 to 6 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes, until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towel, reserving fat in casserole. Stir onion and bell pepper into bacon fat. Cover tightly and microwave on high 4 to 5 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes, until onion is tender. Stir in tomatoes; break up tomatoes.

Stir in chicken, rice, hot water, cumin and salt. Cover tightly and microwave 15 to 17 minutes, stirring after 8 minutes, until mixture is hot and rice is tender. Stir in raisins. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with bacon.

8 to 10 servings.