Fresh summer okra, sliced and cooked with canned tomatoes (you could use fresh instead), bacon, onion, celery, and a few seasonings makes a delicious vegetable side dish for almost any meal.

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1/2 cup water or chicken broth
• 4 cups sliced okra
• 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Cook bacon in a cast iron Dutch oven. Remove bacon and set aside.
2. Add onion and celery to the bacon grease and cook until soft, about 7-8 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes, water, okra, and seasonings. Cook 20-25 minutes, maintaining a simmer and stirring occasionally.
4. Crumble bacon and stir in just before serving.