Red Rice with Ham

Bake this recipe for red rice in a casserole dish.

Ingredients:
6 strips lean bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
4 green onions, minced, with green tops
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
1 cup long-grain rice, uncooked
1 cup minced cooked ham
Salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce, to taste

Preparation:
Heat a heavy skillet; add the bacon strips
and cook them until crisp.
Remove the bacon strips and drain on paper towels.
Cook the onion and greenonions in the
remaining bacon fat until tender.
Crumble the bacon and return to the skillet,
along with the tomatoes, rice, ham, salt,
pepper and hot sauce.
Reduce the heat to low and cook for 10 minutes.
Transfer the mixture to a buttered 1-1/2 quart casserole.
Taste and adjust seasonings.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour,
stirring every 10 to 15 minutes.