Simple Red Rice Withwithout Meat Recipes

SIMPLE RED RICE WITH/WITHOUT MEAT

Steps:

• In small mixing bowl, add the first seven ingredients.
• In a large mixing bowl pour the zucchini and sauce. Chop the zucchini in one inch pices.
• Add the tomato sauce, rice and meat, if desired.
• Mix gently.
• With a rubber spatula pour out the onion and spice mixture and mix in slowly so it is absorbed throughout the dish.
• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Spray Pam in a glass flat pyrex dish.
• Spread the rice evenly.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake 40-45 minutes.
• Note: If chilled before baking, bake another 15 minutes.

CHARLESTON RED RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Bring the rice, water, and salt to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the rice is cooking, cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in the pan. Reduce heat to medium. Drain the bacon on a plate lined with paper towels; crumble the bacon once cooled enough to handle.
• Cook and stir the onions in the reserved bacon drippings until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the crumbled bacon, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce; bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Spoon the cooked rice into the prepared baking dish and stir the tomato-bacon mixture into the rice until evenly combined.
• Cover the dish and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.