Skillet Tomatoes and Okra Recipe

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Skillet Tomatoes and Okra

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Ingredients

2
slices bacon
1
tablespoon butter or margarine
1
small onion, cut into thin wedges
2
cloves garlic, minced
8
ounces whole okra, cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces (2 cups)
1/2
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4
small tomatoes, cut into thin wedges
2
teaspoons fresh-squeezed lime juice
2
tablespoons snipped fresh basil

Directions

1. In a large skillet cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon; set aside.

2. Add butter to drippings in skillet. Cook onion and garlic in hot bacon drippings and butter over medium heat until onion is tender.

3. Stir in okra, salt, and pepper. Cook, covered, over low heat about 15 minutes or until okra is almost tender. Add tomatoes to skillet. Cook and stir about 3 minutes or until heated through. Drizzle with lime juice and sprinkle with crumbled bacon and basil. Makes 4 side-dish servings.

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