Hoppin' John - Cajun Style

• 3 -4 slices bacon
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 (11 1/2 ounce) can tomato juice
• 1 (12 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 teaspoon cajun spices (more or less to taste) or 1 teaspoon dry rub seasonings (more or less to taste)
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (more or less to taste)
• 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, undrained
• parsley

1. Fry bacon, drain on paper toweling; crumble and set aside.
2. Reserve 2 tablespoons grease.
3. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine rice, water, tomato juice, tomatoes, onion, seasonings (liquid and dry) and bacon drippings.
4. Pour into a 2 quart buttered casserole; cover tightly.
5. Bake at 350* for 1 hour.
6. Uncover, stir and toss lightly with black-eyed peas.
7. Top with crumbled bacon pieces.
8. Cover and bake for about 30 more minutes.
9. Garnish with parsley, if desired.

bacon, rice, water, tomato juice, tomatoes, onion, salt, celery salt, cajun, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce, bacon, blackeyed peas, parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hoppin-john-cajun-style-50427 (may not work)