Creole-style Flounder

Description
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 fish
 * 3 cups hot cooked rice

Directions
Cook green pepper and onions with tops in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, thyme and bay leaf. Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf.

Arrange fish fillets in lightly buttered shallow baking pan. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over fillets. Bake at 375 degrees 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve over beds of rice.