Black-Eyed Recipe ~ Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Pea and Sausage Soup

Dried black-eyed peas and sausage are combined in this slow cooker soup with carrots, oregano, and garlic powder. Allow 8 hours cooking time. Use whatever type of sausage you like, as long as it's either smoked or cooked before putting it in the slow cooker.

Ingredients

• 10 cups water
• 1 (1 pound) package smoked sausage, sliced
• 1 ½ cups chopped carrot
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 onion, chopped
• 5 cubes chicken bouillon
• 2 bay leaves
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas

Cooking Directions

1. Pour 10 cups water into a 5-quart slow cooker crock; add sausage, carrot, celery, onion, chicken bouillon, bay leaves, garlic powder, and oregano.
2. Pour black-eyed peas into a saucepan; add enough water to cover by a few inches. Bring water to a boil, remove saucepan from heat, drain the peas, and add them to the slow cooker.
3. Cook on Low for 8 hours. Remove and discard bay leaves before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories303
• carbohydrateContent18.3 g
• cholesterolContent39 mg
• fatContent18.5 g
• fiberContent4.3 g
• proteinContent15.4 g
• saturatedFatContent6.5 g
• sodiumContent1613.7 mg
• sugarContent5.6 g