Beef / Pork

Okra and Tomatoes (Paula Deen) is for Dinner.

Okra and Tomatoes (Paula Deen) takes several minutes to prepare.

Okra and Tomatoes (Paula Deen) takes 45 minutes to cook.

Okra and Tomatoes (Paula Deen) makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Okra and Tomatoes (Paula Deen) are:

1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 med. onion, diced
1 med bell pepper, diced
6 slices center-cut bacon, chopped
1 tbsp Earth Balance buttery spread (or butter, or omit)
1/4 tsp seasoned salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp chicken base (bouillon) or less, to taste
1 cup water
4 cups diced tomatoes (if you used canned reduce the water)
1 cup sliced Okra (fresh or frozen ok, increase to 4 cups easily without changing any other ingredients)
1 tbsp sugar

Here is how you make Okra and Tomatoes (Paula Deen):

Place large skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil.Chop onion and add to pan, cook onion while chopping pepper, add it to the pan. Stir.Chop bacon and add it to the pan. Add butter and stir.Let cook until veggies soften and onion is transluscent.( For me, this took until I was done chopping the other ingredients.)Core and chop tomatoes and slice okra. Add them to the pan and sprinkle the sugar on. Add chicken base, water, seasoned salt, and garlic powder. Bring to boil.Reduce heat to med-low and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serving Size: 4 servings, about 1.25 cups eachNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NATBAER.

The nutritional information for Okra and Tomatoes (Paula Deen) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 167.1

• Total Fat: 8.6 g
• Cholesterol: 11.3 mg
• Sodium: 821.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
• Protein: 7.4 g