Crock-pot stewed tomatoes

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6largesRipe tomatoes (up to 8)
2tablespoonsButter or margarine
1mediumOnion; thinly sliced
½cupChopped celery
¼cupChopped green pepper
½teaspoonSugar
½teaspoonDried sweet basil
1smallBay leaf
1teaspoonSalt
teaspoonPepper
2tablespoonsChopped parsley

Directions

Quickly dip tomatoes in boiling water; remove skin. Quarter tomatoes and remove core and seeds. In crock-pot, combine all ingredients except parsley. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Remove bay leaf. Sprinkle top with parsley. Makes 4 to 5 servings. Note: Recipe can be doubled and still fit in a 3½ quart crock-pot. Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 279 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 20, 1997