Hoppin' John

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, with liquid
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium green pepper, diced
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1/2 lb breakfast sausage
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• hot sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 brown sausage or ground meat in skillet until no longer pink. drain & set aside.
• 2 in small skillet saute green pepper and onion, in olive oil until slightly tender. add tomatoes and spices along with bay leaf.
• 3 stir in browned sausage and black eye peas.
• 4 cover and simmer on low 45 minutes ,stirring occasionally.
• 5 serve with a scoop of cooked brown rice with a dash of hot sauce.