Creole-style Flounder

Makes 6 servings.

Ingredients

 * 1 large green bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
 * 1 1/2 cups sliced green onions
 * 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
 * 1 14-1/2- to 16-ounce can tomatoes, chopped (2 cups)
 * 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
 * salt
 * Ground black pepper
 * 1/2 teaspoon powdered thyme
 * 1 bay leaf
 * 1 1/2 pounds fillets of Flounder or other white
 * 3 cups hot cooked rice

Directions

 * 1) Cook green pepper and onions with tops in butter until tender.
 * 2) Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, thyme and bay leaf.
 * 3) Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
 * 4) Arrange fillets in lightly buttered shallow baking pan. Season with salt and pepper.
 * 5) Spoon sauce over fillets.
 * 6) Bake at 375 degrees 15 minutes or until flakes easily with fork.
 * 7) Serve over beds of rice.