Black-Eyed Pea Soup
["1/2 lb. bacon", "3 c. chopped celery", "3 c. diced onion", "3 c. diced bell pepper", "1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes", "2 cans stewed tomatoes, drained (16 oz. each)", "3 cans (16 oz.) black-eyed peas, drained (No. 2 cans)"]
["Fry bacon crisp; remove and chop.", "Add vegetables, except for tomatoes, to bacon drippings in pan and saute.", "Pour contents of pan (drippings and all) into Dutch oven.", "Add tomatoes, peas and bacon and heat well.", "Serve hot."]
["bacon", "celery", "onion", "bell pepper", "Ro-Tel tomatoes", "tomatoes", "black-eyed peas"]