Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

from themagicalslowcooker.com
445 min
8 servings

Black-eyed peas cooked with ham and bacon! Great for celebrating the new year or any day really!

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. dried black-eyed peas
  • 7 cups chicken broth
  • 14 oz. can petite diced tomatoes
  • 6 slices bacon (cooked and sliced)
  • 1 cup diced ham
  • ½ cup diced sweet onion
  • 1 garlic clove (minced)
  • 1 tsp. oregano
  • ¼ tsp. pepper
  • about ¼ tsp. salt (add to taste at the END of cooking time)
  • cornbread or garlic bread
  • collard greens
  • steamed white rice

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the dried peas to the slow cooker. NO NEED TO PRESOAK.

  2. 2

    Add the chicken broth, can of diced tomatoes, bacon, ham, onion, garlic, oregano and pepper. Stir. WAIT TO ADD THE SALT.

  3. 3

    Cover and cook on HIGH FOR 7 hours. Do not open the lid during the cooking time.

  4. 4

    Add the salt to taste.

  5. 5

    For creamier beans remove 1 cup of the beans and mash. Add back to the slow cooker and stir.

  6. 6

    Start by soaking the black-eyed peas overnight in the slow cooker. Do this by adding the black-eyed peas to the slow cooker and add water to cover plus a few inches more. Let the black-eyed peas soak for at least 8 hours (don't turn on the slow cooker, just let them soak).