• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Explore Cook Eat

  • Recipes Home
  • 1,000 Foods to Eat Project
  • MUST Try Korean Dishes!
  • About Me
  • Recipes
    • USA
    • Asia
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Europe
  • Travel
    • USA
      • New Mexico
      • Texas
      • Utah
      • North Carolina
    • Japan
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube

Home » Recipes

SUPERB Mashed Black Eyed Peas!

Jan 17, 2022Last Modified: January 29, 2022

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

This page may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link. Here you will find a SUPERB canned black eyed peas recipe for Mashed Black Eyed Peas!

Mashed Black Eyed Peas in a gold rimmed bowl
Jump to:
  • If You Love Black Eyed Peas Then You MUST Make This Recipe!
  • What Ingredients Are Needed To Make These Mashed Black Eyed Peas?
  • Simple Steps To A Delish Side Dish!
  • What To Serve With These Healthy Peas!
  • Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!
  • SUPERB Mashed Black Eyed Peas!

If You Love Black Eyed Peas Then You MUST Make This Recipe!

Are you a black eyed pea lover? Then you MUST make this canned black eyed pea recipe! It's super fun to try black eyed peas in a whole new way!

These mashed black eyed peas are:

  • DELISH!
  • Great as a super healthyish side dish! (contains bacon 😃); WebMD.com has a great article on the health benefits of black eyed peas!
  • Ready in about 30 minutes (using canned black eyed peas)
  • Rich with the taste of bacon and your favorite Cajun seasoning! (you can sub a different seasoning or season with just salt and pepper)
  • Spicy with the addition of jalapeno peppers!

Read on to find out what you will need to make this superb side dish!

What Ingredients Are Needed To Make These Mashed Black Eyed Peas?

Here are the ingredients you will need to make this dish:

  • Canned black eyed peas
  • Bacon
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Jalapeno peppers
  • Salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning
Cooked black eyed peas, cut up bacon, garlic cloves, onion, and jalapeno peppers

You may already have most of these items in your pantry! 😊. So let's give this a try!

Simple Steps To A Delish Side Dish!

Follow these 4 simple steps to a DELISH side dish!

  1. Cut up 3 pieces of bacon and fry until mostly crispy. Remove the bacon and drain on a paper towel.
crispy small pieces of bacon on a blue slotted turner in a frying pan

2. Add minced onion, garlic, and jalapeño's to the bacon fat and stir until softened.

minced onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers in a frying pan

3. Now add the black eye peas (drained) to the mixture and season with Cajun seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir to heat through.

black eyed peas, minced onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers in a frying pan with a blue silicone utensil

4. It's time to mash! Slightly mash the black eyed peas with a masher or the back of a spatula. Aiming for a mixture of mashed and coarser peas is quite nice, but you can mash away to your heart's content for a smoother mixture.

black eyed peas, minced onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers in a frying pan with a blue silicone utensil mashing the beans

Add the bacon back in and give it a good stir. Adjust for seasoning and now your delish Mashed Black Eyed Peas are ready to serve!

What To Serve With These Healthy Peas!

Mashed Black Eyed Peas in a gold rimmed bowl

This dish makes a great side for almost any main! It's particularly great to serve alongside chicken. I would like to suggest an awesome Cajun Smothered Chicken for your consideration.

However you decide to serve it, please enjoy the rich and creamy deliciousness of this black eyed pea dish!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Cajun Smothered Chicken

Cajun Smothered Chicken cooking in a cast iron pan

Cajun Smothered Cabbage

Cajun Smothered Cabbage in a gold rimmed bowl

If you'd like to come along on this food journey with me, please sign up to get the latest recipes and inspiration for you to expand your food comfort zone! It's an incredible journey, please join me by signing up here.  😃

Cheers!

Grace

Mashed Black Eyed Peas in a gold rimmed bowl

SUPERB Mashed Black Eyed Peas!

Grace
Black eyed pea lovers rejoice! This Mashed Black Eyed Pea recipe (using canned black eyed peas) makes for a super delish and healthy(ish) side dish! Ready in 30 minutes to serve with your favorite mains!
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course accompaniment, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 19 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 2 16 oz cans black eyed peas drained
  • 3 slices bacon cut up into small pieces
  • ½ small onion minced
  • 1 jalapeno peppers minced (can omit if you prefer a less spicy dish)
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • salt to taste
  • ¼ ts pepper
  • 1 ts Cajun seasoning

Instructions
 

  • Cut up 3 pieces of bacon and fry on a medium high heat until the fat is rendered (around 3-4 minutes). Remove the bacon and drain on a paper towel.
    crispy small pieces of bacon on a blue slotted turner in a frying pan
  • Lower to a medium heat. Add minced onion, garlic, and jalapeño's to the bacon fat and stir often until softened (around 2 minutes).
    minced onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers in a frying pan
  • Now add the drained black eye peas to the mixture and season with Cajun seasoning, and the pepper. Give it a good stir, then allow to heat through stirring once in awhile for around 2 minutes.
    black eyed peas, minced onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers in a frying pan with a blue silicone utensil
  • It's time to mash! Slightly mash the black eye peas with a masher or the back of a spatula. Aiming for a mixture of mashed and coarser beans is quite nice, but you can mash away to your heart's content for a smoother mixture.
    black eyed peas, minced onion, garlic, and jalapeno peppers in a frying pan with a blue silicone utensil mashing the beans
  • Add the bacon back in and give it a good stir. Add salt to taste, and now your delish Mashed Black Eyed Peas are ready to serve!
    Mashed Black Eyed Peas in a gold rimmed bowl

Notes

This side dish is a wonderful accompaniment to your favorite mains!  
Use canned black eyed peas for convenience, or make your own from dried black eyed peas using the instructions on the package.  If you use dried, then 8 oz of dried beans will give you approximately 4 cups of cooked beans. 
Feel free to adjust the amount of bacon and jalapeno peppers to suit your tastes.
Enjoy! 

Nutrition

Calories: 19kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 0.5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 3mgPotassium: 52mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 322IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword beans, black eyed peas
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

[nutrifox id="154394"]

« Glorious Goose Fat Roasted Potatoes
DELISH Icelandic Baked Fish! »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Sign up so that you never miss the greatest recipes!

About Me

Hi I’m Grace! I'm married and a mom to my fur baby, Toby, and food and travel are two of my greatest passions! Since our bank account does not allow us to travel or eat out as much as we'd like, I decided I would cook delicious meals that could give us a taste of all the places we'd like to go. My goal is to get you in the kitchen, and inspire you to cook and taste delightful meals that will transport you too. Let’s throw some actual travel in from time to time, all with an emphasis on keeping your wallet full and happy as well. Let’s get cooking and let’s start exploring!! I'm excited to be on this journey with you!!

By the way most of these recipes are Toby taste tested and Toby approved!!

Chief Taste Tester Toby

Toby Chief Taste Tester

Recent Posts

  • 51 MUST Try Foods When In Japan!
  • Easy and Spicy Thai Chili Oil Recipe
  • Italian Peas and Ham Frozen Peas Recipe
  • Easy Middle Eastern Chicken With Lemon and Olives Recipe
  • Easy Cajun Crawfish Sauce Recipe

Recent Comments

  • Grace on The BEST and Easiest Korean Bok Choy Kimchi!
  • MsLinda on The BEST and Easiest Korean Bok Choy Kimchi!
  • Grace on Easy and Delicious Connecticut Steamed Cheeseburgers!
  • Shawn on Easy and Delicious Connecticut Steamed Cheeseburgers!
  • Grace on Incredibly Delicious Brussels Sprouts

Archives

Categories

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Footer

Amazon Associates Disclosure

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2023 Explore Cook Eat on the Foodie Pro Theme