Green Bean Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can Campbell's condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. soy sauce
dash of pepper
4 c. cut (cooked) green beans
1 can (28 oz.) Durkee French fried onions
1 c. black-eyed peas
water
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 medium suze onion, finely chopped
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 c. long grain regular or converted rice
1 tsp. crushed hot red-pepper flakes
1 small red or green bell pepper, seeded, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. salt (optional)
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Preparation

Prepare beans for cooking according to the master recipe.
In Dutch oven or kettle, cover prepared peas with 5 cups fresh water. Bring liquid to boil; reduce heat to low.
Simmer beans until tender yet still firm, about 40 minutes.