New Year's Black-Eyed Peas

A great recipe for black eyed peas in the crock pot! Set it and forget about it.#Beans#Kidney Beans

A great recipe for black eyed peas in the crock pot! Set it and forget about it.#Beans#Kidney Beans

The years in the past I always think to make these New Year’s Day Black-Eyed Peas too late in the day. Some think that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day will bring prosperity in the new year.

This year I will be getting everything I need ahead of time to make these special beans.

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A great recipe for black eyed peas in the crock pot! Set it and forget about it.#Beans#Kidney Beans

Total time: 25 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings

Ingredients :

• 1 lb. dry black-eyed peas
• 32 oz. box 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 1/4 tsp. salt add to taste at the END of cooking time

Instructions :

• 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).
• In the morning drain the water.
• Add the chicken broth, can of diced tomatoes, bacon, ham, onion, garlic, oregano and pepper. Stir.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 10 hours. Do not open the lid during the cooking time.
• Add the salt to taste.
• For creamier beans stir and smash some of the beans. Serve with cornbread.