December 30, 2010

Hoppin' John Soup (New Year's Good Luck Food!)

I'm sure everyone has heard that eating black~eyed peas on New Year's Day will bring you a year of good luck.
Well, why tempt fate? Eat some good luck!
I have a simple, delicious recipe for Hoppin' John Soup that I'm sure your entire family will like.  There are tons of different recipes for this dish, but I like mine because its quick to prepare, and great tasting.  It also calls for canned peas which eliminates the longer prep time for dried peas...YAY!

HOPPIN' JOHN SOUP
1 lb. Andouille Sausage, sliced 1/2" thick
(I use ground pork sausage in place of this, cooking the sausage in a skillet until it is evenly browned first)
2 (14 oz.) cans chicken broth
1 (6oz.) pkg Rice-A-Roni long grain & wild rice mix
2 (15oz.) cans black~eyed pea's
1 (14oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained
2 c. water
1 c. cooked collard greens
(I always used frozen chopped spinach in place  of the collard greens)
S&P to taste


In a large stockpot combine the sausage, rice mix with the seasoning packet, black-eyed peas, tomatoes, chicken broth, collard greens, and water.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Season to taste and bring your family some good luck!


This is a really great soup to serve with corn bread, and you can find my recipe by clicking this link: {{QUICK CORN BREAD}}


Note: Don't worry about thawing and squeezing dry the spinach or collard greens. Just toss them in!


9 comments:

  1. I'm your newest follower from the Over 40 Friday blog hop. I look forward to visiting often...great recipes.
    Kim
    http://sugarcreekcottage.blogspot.com/

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  2. Hi Amber,
    Stopping by from the blog hop.
    Hope you had a Merry Christmas and wishing you a Happy New Year.
    Nancy
    http://discoverdirectselling.blogspot.com/

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  3. Swinging by on the hop! I am so excited to participate in this - it's my first time! Stop by The Wormhole Happy Reading!

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  4. Thanks so much for coming to visit me! Happily returning the follow -- a girl who loves food and who makes pretty jewelry is my kinda gal ... :)

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  5. I'm stopping over from Java's blog hop. And I'm also a bit of a soup junkie so I'll have to give it a whirl.

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  6. Hi I'm the featured Blogger over at Follow Friday 40 & over that my wonderful friend Java is hosting, and where I found you. I'm your latest follower. Nice to meet you. Happy New Year to you, and yours. Have a wonderful day. That soup looks really different. I'm going to have to try that one!

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  7. I'm following your from the Friday Follow. You are making me hungry this morning. Hopw you stop by All in the Life of Family.

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  8. Hopping through my New Year's Eve. Following from the blog hop. Hope you can follow back.
    God Bless,
    Shelley
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  9. Hi there! I am following from the blog hop~ Nice to meet you!

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