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 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp 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.
From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska. Feb 1994
Servings: 1
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
"It's true that I did get the girl, but then my grandfather always said, Even a blind chicken finds a few grains of corn now and then." - Lyle Lovett
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