SOUTHERN NEW YEAR'S DAY SOUP IN THE SLOW COOKER

Southern New Year's Day Soup in the Slow Cooker image

This easy slow cooker soup combines great flavor with all of the Southern traditions like black-eyed peas and collard greens for New Year's. Serve with cornbread and it's a rounded feast!

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Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes Ham Soup

Time 13h45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pound dry black-eyed peas
2 (32 fluid ounce) containers vegetable broth
2 cups cubed ham
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 ham bone
1 medium onion, diced
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound collard greens - rinsed, trimmed and chopped

Steps:

Sort and rinse peas then place into a slow cooker and cover with 8 to 10 cups of cool water. Let soak, 8 hours to overnight.
Drain water from peas and add broth, ham, carrots, celery, ham bone, onion, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper.
Cover and cook on High for 5 hours. Stir in collard greens and cook until tender, about 30 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.9 calories, Carbohydrate 31 g, Cholesterol 12.6 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 6.7 g, Protein 14.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 666.2 mg, Sugar 6.1 g