Rice With Goodies

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving, full of wonderful food, friends, and family. Ours was awesome! Smaller this year, but that is kind of what we wanted. The food was fabulous, like always! The company, so fun. I think Thanksgiving will always be my favorite holiday.
Anywho, now you have all these leftovers. What is one to do with them? Well here is a yummy recipe I stumbled upon a few years back. My kids ate it, which means it's YUMMY! The nice thing about this recipe is you can adapt it to fit your family. :)










Rice With Goodies
from the kitchen of: DOREEN F.

3 cups water
1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice
3 slices bacon (I use bacon bits in a bag, found in the salad dressing section)
1/2 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, diced
1 carrot, chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup raisins
1 apple - peeled, cored and diced
1 cup cooked, chopped turkey meat
1 teaspoon chicken bullion
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup chopped parsley
ground black pepper to taste

1. In a medium saucepan bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Mix the onion, celery, carrot, peas, mushrooms, almonds, raisins and apple into the skillet. Slowly cook and stir over medium heat until tender. Mix in the turkey, chicken soup base, soy sauce, parsley and pepper. Mix in the rice. Serve hot.