1 lb Ground beef
1/2 c Minced onion
1 lg Garlic clove, minced
1 1/4 c Tomato sauce (plain, canned type)
1 ds Pepper
1 Egg, lightly beaten
2 tb Fine dry bread crumbs
1 pk (10oz) frozen whole okra, cooked, drained
Butter
Lemon slices (garnish)

Brown beef in skillet; add onion and garlic and cook until tender, stirring to seperate meat. Pour off fat.

Add tomato sauce, pepper, egg, and bread crumbs; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Arrange okra around buttered 1-quart casserole with tips toward center and ends along the outside; spoon tomato mixture over okra.

Bake in preheated 375F oven for 30 minutes, or until set; let stand 10 minutes.