| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Grains |
|
Main dish |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 3 |
sl |
Bacon; chopped |
| 1 |
md |
Onion; chopped |
| 1 |
md |
Green pepper; chopped |
| 1 |
c |
Thinly sliced okra* |
| 1 |
|
Garlic clove; minced |
| 1 |
c |
Cooked ham (about 3 oz.) julienned |
| 3 |
c |
Cooked rice |
| 1 |
md |
Tomato; seeded and chopped |
| 1 |
ts |
Dried thyme |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Dried basil |
| 1/8 |
ts |
Red pepper flakes |
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook bacon over medium heat in large skillet until brown; drain fat. Stir
in onion, pepper, okra and garlic; saute 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is
tender. Add ham, continue cooking 3 minutes. Add rice, tomato, thyme,
salt, basil and pepper flakes. Heat thoroughly; serve as a side dish or a
main dish.
*Thawed, frozen okra or fresh celery may be substituted for fresh okra, if
desired.
Each serving provides:
* 353 calories
* 12.5 g. protein
* 5.2 g. fat
* 62.6 g. carbohydrate
* 1.9 g. dietary fiber
* 17 mg. cholesterol
* 711 mg. sodium
Source: The Many Nationalities of Rice
Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/usarice.zip
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