BLACK-EYED PEA GUMBO

Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo image

A winter time favorite at our house. We always have it for New Year's Day while we watch football! Serve with a tossed salad and corn bread.

Provided by Lynn Blackwelder Patterson

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Gumbo Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
5 stalks celery, chopped
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup brown rice
4 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas with liquid
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook the onion, pepper, and celery until tender. Pour in the chicken broth, and mix in rice, black-eyed peas with liquid, diced tomatoes and green chiles, diced tomatoes, and garlic. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 45 minutes, or until rice is tender. Add water if soup is too thick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 272.4 calories, Carbohydrate 48.5 g, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 9.6 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 869.7 mg, Sugar 2.6 g