Green Pea Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 strips bacon
1 c. sliced water chestnuts
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. butter
4 c. frozen peas
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup
1 medium pimento, chopped
bread crumbs

Preparation

Fry bacon until crisp; set aside.
Reserve juice from water chestnuts.
In skillet, saute next 4 ingredients in bacon drippings.
Using reserved juice from chestnuts, dilute soup.
Add next 2 ingredients to sauteed vegetables.
Pour into greased casserole and cover with crumbs.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes. Dot top of casserole with butter.