Easy Pork Chop Casserole

Ingredients:

• 4 thick lean pork chops
• Salt and pepper
• ¾ cup long grain rice
• 1 can (16 oz.) stewed tomatoes
• ¼ tsp. oregano
• 1 large green pepper sliced into circles
• 1 large onion sliced into circles
• 2 slices of bacon
• ¼ cup beef broth (more may be needed if casserole becomes dry in cooking)

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Season pork chops with salt and pepper and brown
• Place uncooked rice in wide buttered casserole dish
• Arrange chops over rice
• Pour tomatoes over rice and chops and add oregano
• Add sliced green pepper and sliced onion
• Top with bacon slices
• Pour broth over all (you may need more broth as the dish cooks if it gets dry)
• Bake 1 ½ hours, cover for the last 45 minutes