Southern Style Black-eyed Peas And Rice Hopping John Recipe

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked black-eyed peas (use can or fresh cooked dried black eyed peas)
• 1 cup cooked long-grain rice
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups torn fresh spinach (10 oz pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained, can be substitued)
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (any brand will do, i use tabasco)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 have cooked black-eyed peas and rice ready.
• 2 in 2 quart saucepan melt butter. stir in spinach and bacon.
• 3 cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until spinach is tender (4 to 6 minutes).
• 4 stir in black-eyed peas, rice and remaining ingredients except cheddar cheese.
• 5 continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until heated through (7 to 10 minutes).
• 6 just before serving, stir in cheddar cheese.
• 7 serve with hot corn bread!