Red Rice

Red Rice is "oh so nice!"  This was a super easy crock pot meal and is WAY low in calories - I was amazed, especially for the hearty 1C serving size.  This is an awesome meal on a chilly, windy evening.  You can make it as "peppy" as you'd like.

Red Rice
5 pieces turkey bacon
1C diced ham
2 15-16oz cans of no salt added diced tomatoes
1C long grain brown rice
1 onion, diced
dried oregano
dried parsley
garlic powder
salt & pepper to taste
hot sauce to taste

brown turkey bacon in skillet, set aside.
cook onion until translucent in same skillet (it has some remnants of the bacon (I had no grease) but it still added a super yummy flavor to the onion!)
crumble bacon - add bacon, onion, ham, tomatoes and rice to slow cooker.
add seasonings, stir.  Cook on low for 6-8 hrs.
NOW - **IMPORTANT** I had to add a cup of water around 4 hours into cooking because my rice was starting to stick and it needed more moisture.  Mine cooked in about 5 hours....with an additional cup - so keep an eye on it - and if you are going to be gone all day while it's cooking, I'd add 2 C of water just to be safe and set your crock pot to turn to "warm" setting after 5 hours.  Enjoy!