It's dinner time!

Ingredients

• ¼ pound bacon, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans chopped clams with juice
• 3 large potatoes, diced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 3 stalks celery with leaves, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf