Easy Slow-Cooker Black-eyed Peas Recipe With Ham Is a New Year's Tradition Slow Cooker Vegetables Side Dishes Holidays Gluten-free Budget Recipes

For many people, eating black-eyed peas is a New Year's tradition. Southerners don't just eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day, they eat them year 'round. This easy black-eyed peas recipe with ham cooks in a slow cooker, so it's ready and waiting when the dinner hour approaches. 

This easy slow-cooker black-eyed peas recipe requires only seven simple ingredients: black-eyed peas, ham, onion, celery, garlic, seasoned salt and water. The hot sauce is optional. This gluten-free southern recipe is in the slow cooker in no time. 

Serve these slow-cooked black-eyed peas as a meal for lunch or dinner, or as a side dish with your favorite protein. It's said if you eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day, you'll be lucky in the coming year. We hope that's true for you!

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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 6 to 24 hours to soak peas
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 14 to 32 hours
Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 bag (16 ounces) dried black-eyed peas, rinsed, picked over and soaked according to package directions
• 1 smoked ham hock or 1 - 2 cups chopped cooked ham
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
• 4 cups water
• 1 - 2 teaspoons hot sauce (optional)

Helpful Products

• Cutting Board
• Chef Knife
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Soup Bowls
• Salt and Pepper
• Slow Cooker

Recipe Notes

• The hot sauce is optional, but so tasty in this recipe.
• Feel free to throw in some finely shredded collard, mustard or turnip greens, if you like.

• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave. 

Here's how to make it:

1. Drain the soaked peas. Pour them into a slow cooker.
2. Add all the remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
3. Cover and cook on low heat for about 8 hours or until black-eyed peas are tender. If using a ham hock, remove the meat and add it to the peas, discarding the bone. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed. Serve.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories: 260

Total Fat: 3.5g

Saturated Fat: 0.6g

Cholesterol: 11mg

Total Carbohydrate: 45.1g

Dietary Fiber: 8.3g

Total Sugars: 1.2g

Protein: 16.3g

Vitamin D: 0mcg

Calcium: 136mg

Iron: 4mg

Potassium: 645mg

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