company spanish rice

Ingredients

• 8 - strips bacon, cooked, drained and broken into 1" pieces
• 1/4 cup - butter
• 1 small - onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup - chopped green bell pepper
• 1 carrot - peeled and grated on the large-grate side, (or 3-4 baby carrots)
• 1 rib - celery, chopped
• 1 cup - uncooked white rice
• 1 - (14 1/2 oz.) can del monte original stewed tomatoes with juice, crush tomatoes a little with hand
• 1 (8 oz.) - can tomato sauce
• 1 1/4 cups - water
• 1 tsp. - salt
• 1/2 tsp. - coarse ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. - chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. - cumin
• 1/4 tsp. - garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp. - cayenne powder