Deep South Red Beans And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. seasoning bacon
1 c. minced onion
1 lb. 1 oz. can red beans
1 small bay leaf
2 c. cooked Arkansas rice

Preparation

Cut bacon into bite size pieces.
Place in a saucepan and cook until partially browned.
Pour off the fat which has cooked out of the bacon.
Add the onion.
Cook until slightly browned.
Pour off any fat.
Add the beans and bay leaf.
Cover.
Simmer 30 minutes.
Add water only if mixture begins to stick.
Stir occasionally.
Stir in rice.
Cover and cook until rice is hot.