Spanish Green Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. fresh green beans or 2 cans green beans
1 can stewed tomatoes
1/4 green pepper, diced
1/2 large onion, diced
1/4 c. catsup
1 slice bacon, cut in 1-inch pieces
salt and pepper (optional)

Preparation

If green beans are fresh, parboil about 10 minutes and drain. If canned beans, just drain.
In large saucepan, fry bacon until crisp; remove from pan.
Saute onion in bacon fat; add green pepper.
Add green beans to sauteed onion and green pepper.
Stir in stewed tomatoes, including juice, and catsup.
Simmer, uncovered, until juice is absorbed, about 1/2 hour.