Hoppin' John

By prairiemama

I got a Hoppin' John recipe from a viewer who swears that you have to use leftover holiday ham in it. Since I tried this when I didn't have any leftovers, I replaced the ham with turkey sausage and ended up with quite a satisfying dish. Try it either way. Mr. Food

Photo by Elise @ simplyrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 pound diced ham
• 5 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 5 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 2 (15 1/2 -oz) cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 3/4 tsp dried rosemary
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 cups instant rice, white or brown

Preparation

Step 1

1. Spray a large soup pot

2. Add carrots, onion, bell pepper and garlic

3. Cook over medium-high heat for 7-8 minutes.
Remove from heat

4. Add broth, ham, peas, rosemary, thyme and cayenne
pepper.

5. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low

6. Simmer 5-6 minutes, or until the carrots are tender

7. Add the rice; increase the heat to medium-high;
return to a boil

8. Cover and remove form heat

Let stand for 5 minutes before serving