Mrs Wilkes Savannah Red Rice

Ingredients:
- 4 slices lean bacon
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 medium green bell- bell peppers, seeded and chopped
- 2 cups cooked long-grain rice
- 1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, juices included
- 1 cup tomato juice
- salt and pepper
- Tabasco sauce, to your taste

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
- in a large skillet, fry the bacon over moderate heat till almost crisp and drain on paper towels, reserving grease in the skillet.
- crumble bacon, add the onions and bell peppers to the skillet and cook, stirring, till slightly brown, about 10 minutes.
- add the rice, tomatoes, plus the their juices, and tomatoe juice, salt and pepper, and tabasco sauce and cook,stirring,5 minutes longer.
- scrape the mixture into a greases 2- quart casserole dish and bake, covered, till the rice is slightly dry about 30 minutes -- and serve with your main dish.