Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas and Rice Recipe

A crockpot filled with black-eyed peas, rice, vegetables, and a savory broth, with a spoon for serving.

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Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas and Rice Recipe

Black eyed peas and rice in slow cooker, pressure cooker or on the stove is here. New Years Eve dinner idea or year round with ham.

Prep Time15

Cook Time7

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Keyword: black eyed peas, rice

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 slow cooker
1 cutting board
1 knife

Ingredients

2 cup black eyed peas dry, rinsed, soaked in water overnight
2 large ham hocks optional
1 small onion diced
3 tbsp minced garlic
2 small bell peppers diced
2 stalks celery sliced
1 can diced tomatoes 15 oz.
4 cup vegetable broth
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper or more for heat
1 cup white rice cooked separately

Instructions

For either method you need to use soaked peas. Rinse out of bag, pour into a bowl covered with water + 2" above them. Sit on countertop overnight. In morning drain, rinse and continue....
Put everything into crockpot except rice (ham hocks in center) cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until as tender as you'd like.
30 minutes before it finishes make rice in pressure cooker, rice maker or on stovetop. Remove ham hocks and remove meat from bones, add back into the pot.
Fold in cooked rice before serving.

Video

Notes

Adding Ham Hocks

If you want to add these you would want to use soaked (from dry) beans because they take some time to soften the meat enough to fall off of the bone easily. Set inside the pot in the center before you add everything else and follow directions above.

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