Bring broth to a boil in a small saucepan; add rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until tender.

Drain peas. In a large bowl, mash 3/4 cup peas with a potato masher. Stir in remainmg peas, cooked rice, corn, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and chives.

In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons bacon drippings in pan and 2 teaspoons bacon drippings in a small bowl; crumble bacon and set aside. Add onions and garlic to skillet; saute 2 minutes over medium heat. Stir onion mixture into pea mixture.

Heat reserved 2 teaspoons bacon drippings in skillet over medium heat. Add cabbage; saute 4 minutes or until crisp - tender. Arrange 1/2 cup cabbage mixture on each of 4 plates; top each with 4 tomato wedges and 3/4 cup pea mixture. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon. Serves 4.

[Per serving: Calories 200 (22% from fat), Fat 6g (1g saturated), Protein 11g, Carbohydrate 31g, Fiber 5g, Chol 6mg, Iron 2mg, sodium 593 mg, Calcium 74 mg]

Cooking: The lighter side of meat, " by Sheridan Warrick in Health, October