Okra Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 3 strips bacon finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 small yellow onion finely chopped
• 1 rib celery finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 pound okra trimmed and cut into 1″ slices
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 28 ounces peeled tomatoes whole, crushed by hand

Nutrition

• Calories : 220 calories
• Carbohydrate : 20 grams
• Cholesterol : 15 milligrams
• Fat : 11 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 11 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2 grams
• Sodium : 560 milligrams
• Sugar : 9 grams