Green Beans Creole

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh green beans trimmed or 2 9 oz pkg frozen green beans
• water
• 1 16 oz can tomatoes
• 1 stalk celery chopped
• 14 c chopped bell pepper
• dash of salt
• dash of crushed red pepper optional

Directions

1. Steam green beans over water for 5 minutes until just tender or cook frozen beans as package directs
2. Combine the cooked beans with remaining ingredients in a large saucepan
3. Heat over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until all vegetables are tender