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I love the southern tradition of eating Hoppin John on New Year’s Day! It’sthought to bring aprosperous year filled with luck, and I’ll happily accept all the good luck I can get.
You can make your Hoppin John recipe with dried or canned black-eyed peas, but since canned foods make homemade easy (yay!) and I’m a little worn out from a month of Christmas baking, I’m taking the quick and easy route for this absolutely delicious good luck recipe.
I love this peas and rice recipe because it tastes even better the next day, so feel free to make it ahead of time and serve it on New Year’s Day!
Of course, there’s no rule saying you can’t enjoy it year-round, especially since the fresh and canned ingredients are easy to find. I always have a well-stockedpantry, so spur-of-the-moment cooking is easy!
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Hoppin’ John
The southern tradition of eating Hoppin' John on New Year's Day is thought to bring a prosperous year filled with luck. Try this easy Hoppin John recipe!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 347 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ green pepper diced
- ½ red pepper diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- ½ small onion diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper diced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 15.5oz cans black-eyed peas, drained
- 1 ½ cups chicken broth
- 8 oz diced ham
- 1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp ground red pepper
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 4 cups rice
Instructions
In medium stockpot, saute bell peppers, jalapeno and celery in olive oil for 3 minutes. Add onion and butter; saute another minute.
Stir in black-eyed peas, chicken broth, diced ham, canned diced tomatoes, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and ground red pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and let simmer for 45 minutes, covered.
Stir in vinegar.
Serve over rice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 10gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 732mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 348IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
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About Liz
Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.
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Sandra Vincent says
I have been making Hoppin John on New Years Day for years. I have tried many different recipes and this one is the best one yet! I will stick to this recipe!
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Liz says
I’m so glad you like it! I look forward to making this Hoppin’ John recipe every year!
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