Simple Stewed Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

15 ounces plain tomatoes, diced with juice
1/4 - 1/3 cup sweet bell pepper, diced, I prefer orange, yellow, red not green, amount to taste
1 stalk celery, with green tops sliced
1/2 small onion, diced
1 small bay leaf
salt, to taste if using salt free canned tomatoes
pepper, to taste

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan.
Simmer until desired tenderness and thickness of sauce, about 30 minutes or longer.
Taste for additional seasonings.
Remove bay leaf.
Serve.