Great Tasting Red Beans And Rice

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     Ingredients:


     2 cups cold water
     1 cup cooked dried kidney beans
     3 cut up Worthington Stripples bacon (or other meatless bacon bits)
     1 medium onion chopped
     1 medium green pepper chopped
     1 cup uncooked long Grain Rice
     1 teaspoon salt



     Directions:


     Bring beans to a boil in a large saucepan. Boil for 2 minutes then remove from heat cover and let stand for 1 hour.

     Return the beans to range. Add water to cover beans if necessary. heat to a boil. reduce heat fast to a
     very low simmer, cover and cook until tender. 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Drain beans reserving liquid.  

     Cook bacon in a large skillet until crispy stir in onions and green peppers. Stir until onions are tender but still crispy.

     Get 2 cups of bean liquid, add bacon, onions, green peppers, bean liquid, rice and salt to beans in a 3 quart sauce pan.
     Heat to a boil, stirring rarely, reduce heat to simmer cover and let cook 14-15 minutes.
     Remove from heat fluff and let steam covered 5 minutes.
  
     Serve the dish warm with fresh garlic bread.