Easy Crock Pot Spanish Rice

• 6 slices bacon, preserve drippings
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons chili powder (or more)
• 1/2 cup of pace picante salsa
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 (15 ounce) cans Hunts tomato sauce
• 2 cups blue ribbon parboiled rice (Found in a box)
• 1/2 cup water

1. Mix the sauce and vegetable and spices in large crock pot.
2. Set crock pot to high.
3. While that is heating brown the ground beef and cook the bacon.
4. When it begins to boil add the ground beef and bacon with bacon dripping.
5. Allow it to return to a boil.
6. Then add the rice and cover and cook one half hour or until the rice is tender.
7. Serves 8 hearty appetites.

bacon, ground beef, bell pepper, onion, chili powder, pace picante, sugar, salt, tomato sauce, blue ribbon, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-crock-pot-spanish-rice-63396 (may not work)