Hey!! Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend spend with friends and family! I spent a lot of time thinking about what Easter was really about and it had nothing to do with bunnies and chocolate eggs. I thought a lot about sacrifice, hope, and blessings that I’ve received and in no way deserve. I also spent time thanking Jesus for his sacrifice for me. That’s what Easter is about.
We spent part of the day with family- my brother and his wife and my brand new little niece!! My parents and my sister in laws wonderful family was there and we had some serious chow for Easter lunch! We had two types of grits, spinach salad, asparagus, biscuits, and these black eyed peas! (also I think there was ham there, but honestly I pay absolutely no attention to meat). We also had really great seats at the Rangers game and watched them whoop up on the White Socks!
These black eyed peas are pretty amazing over grits or you could serve them with some corn bread and a big ole mess of greens! The key to the deliciousness of this dish is the smoked paprika, so don’t skimp on it! (tip: in grocery stores that have bulk spices smoked paprika is super cheap- we’re talking 50 cents versus the $5 you’ll pay for it in a bottle!)
Smoky Black Eyed Peas
Prep Time: 5-10 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Ingredients
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 poblano pepper, diced
- 2 t chili powder
- 2 t smoked paprika
- 1/2 t ground cumin
- 1 t garlic powder
- 1/2 t salt (or to taste)
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 2 (15 oz) bags frozen black eyed peas
Instructions
Saute diced onion and poblano over medium heat in a little olive oil or cooking spray in a large saucepan until onions are translucent.
Add chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Cook for 1 minute.
Stir in tomato sauce and vegetable broth.
Reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally. During the last 10 minutes of cooking uncover your pot and so that the sauce will thicken and some of the liquid will evaporate.
Hope you love this as much as I did!
