LUCKY PEA SOUP

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This delicious black-eyed pea soup is a favorite of ours especially when the weather is chilly. It's a great way to start the year with a kicked-up, spicy serving of black-eyed peas! Top with shredded cheese, parsley, green onions, and crumbled bacon to add even more flavor.

Provided by CHEFSTEFANIE

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, undrained
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup water
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 ¼ teaspoons cumin
1 ¼ teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon curry powder
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon sugar

Steps:

Place the bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat until crisp and evenly brown. Drain on paper towels. When cool, crumble into small pieces.
Using the same skillet, add the peppers and onion; stir and cook over medium-high heat until transparent and tender, about 5 minutes.
Pour the black beans, tomatoes, and water into a large pot. Stir in the peppers, onion, salt, cumin, dry mustard, chili powder, curry powder, pepper, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot sprinkled with bacon, and other toppings of your choice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 272.3 calories, Carbohydrate 41.6 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 10.3 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 1745.1 mg, Sugar 6.9 g