southern style tomato gravy

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (1 pound) package bacon
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (optional)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. reserving the drippings in the pan, remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• stir the butter and flour into the bacon drippings. scrape the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook and stir together until beginning to thicken, about 3 minutes. stir the tomatoes into the mixture, using the spoon to break the tomatoes into small pieces while cooking; season with salt and pepper. add the cream cheese and heavy cream; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently, until hot and thick, about 10 minutes.