Purloo

Ingredients

3 slices bacon
1 onion
1 green pepper
1 thinly okra
1 garlic clove
1 c ham
3 c rice
1 tomato
1 ts thyme
1/2 ts salt
1/2 ts basil
1/8 ts pepper flakes

Instructions

Cook bacon over medium heat in large skillet until brown; drain fat. Stir in onion, pepper, okra and garlic; saute 2 to 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add ham, continue cooking 3 minutes. Add rice, tomato, thyme, salt, basil and pepper flakes. Heat thoroughly; serve as a side dish or a main dish. *Thawed, frozen okra or fresh celery may be substituted for fresh okra, if desired. Each serving provides: * 353 calories * 12.5 g. protein * 5.2 g. fat * 62.6 g. carbohydrate * 1.9 g. dietary fiber * 17 mg. cholesterol * 711 mg. sodium