Hoppin’ John (black-eyed peas and rice)

Name: Hoppin’ John (black-eyed peas and rice)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp dried thyme; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper; 1½ cups long-grain white rice, rinsed; 2½ cups vegetable broth; 2 cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed; 1 bay leave; ¾ tsp salt; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 tsp hot sauce (optional)

Black-eyed peas and rice cooked together in one pot with smoky paprika, onion, pepper and celery, the Southern good-luck dish that’s good any night of the year.

40 min total
15 min hands-on
Anyone can make this
Serves 4
About $1.96 a serving
520 calories
Good the next day
Vegan
Gluten-free
Dairy-free

Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.

Ingredients

For 4 servings.

1 yellow onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1½ cups long-grain white rice, rinsed
2½ cups vegetable broth
2 cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp hot sauce (optional)

From your pantry

2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp dried thyme
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1 bay leave
¾ tsp salt

Each serving has about 520 calories, 17 g protein, 95 g carbs and 9 g fat, and costs about $1.96 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.

Missing something?

No yellow onions? White onions or red onions work.
No green bell peppers? Red bell peppers or yellow bell peppers work.
No long-grain white rice? Jasmine rice or basmati rice works.
No green onions? Chives work.
No hot sauce? Sriracha works.

Steps

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Heat the oil in a large pot with a lid over medium heat. Add the onion, pepper and celery and cook, stirring now and then, 7 minutes, until soft.
Medium heatTimer: 7 min
Stir in the garlic, smoked paprika, thyme and cayenne and cook 1 minute, .
Medium heat
Add the rice and stir 1 minute, until every grain is coated in the oil.
Medium heat
Add the broth, black-eyed peas, bay leaf and salt and over high heat.
High heat
Stir once, cover, turn the heat to low and cook 18 minutes.
Low heatTimer: 18 min
Dolly’s tip: No peeking. Lifting the lid lets out the steam that cooks the rice.
Take the pot off the heat and leave it covered 5 minutes, then fish out the bay leaf and fluff with a fork.
Timer: 5 min
Stir in most of the green onions and serve with the rest on top and hot sauce on the side.