Southern Rice With Bacon Flavored Gravy

2Bleu's Note:

A wonderful rice and gravy without making gravy. The starch in the rice binds with the bacon grease to make rice & gravy in one pot.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (reserve grease)
• 1 cup rice
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons bacon grease
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Put all ingredients (except crumbled bacon)in a pot and bring to a hard boil.
2. Reduce heat to medium so that the rice boils fairly fast.
3. Cook for 25-30 minutes till the water cooks out enough that the rice just starts to stick.
4. Add crumbled bacon and serve.

Reviews

[KLBoyle]

Yum! This rice is awesome! It didn't really seem to make any gravy but we certainly didn't miss it, it has so much flavor. I topped the rice with black eyed peas and served with fried pork chops. Thanks for another winning recipe 2bleu!

[mary winecoff]

This is a very good rice dish. My boys liked it and especially because it had bacon in it. I didn't even look at the calorie count...you have got to splurge sometimes especially when 3 can eat a whole bowl. Thanks for a good recipe. Made for photo tag.