Hoppin' John
Traditionally eaten in the South on New Year's Day, this delicious dish comprised of black eyed-peas, collards, onion, rice, and bacon deserves to be eaten any day! So quick and easy you'll have this on your dinner table in 35 minutes! Scrumptious!
Ingredients
- ¼ lb bacon cut
- 1.5 cup cooked white rice
- 2 cups collard greens frozen
- 15 oz black eyed peas canned, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon salt free seasoning or 1 teaspoon seasoning salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Place the bacon into a large skillet, and fry it over medium heat.
- Once the bacon starts to brown (do not drain the bacon grease), add in the collard greens.
- Cook until the collards are tender, then add in the onions.
- Sprinkle in the seasonings.
- Next add in rice, and fold in.
- Toss in the black eyed peas, and carefully fold everything until well combined.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Serve this with cornbread, which is gold in color and symbolic of wealth, for an extra dose of luck on New Year's Day, or just because!
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