Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo



I just love this Fall weather!!  And I love making soups!  Fall and soups are just meant to be together!  There are SO many wonderful soups out there!!  This recipe was given to me by one of my husband's co-wokers.  It is so easy AND it is delicious!!  PLUS it makes a huge pot of soup that you can freeze a batch for next week or next month. 

Ingredients

1 T olive oil
1 medium size onion, chopped
1 medium size green bell pepper chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup brown rice (uncooked)
4 (15) cans black-eyed peas with liquid
1 (10) ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles (I used mild - your choice)
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  Add the onions, peppers and celery.  Cook until tender.

Pour in the chicken broth.  Mix in rice, black-eyed peas with liquid, diced tomatoes with green chilies, diced tomatoes and chopped garlic.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes until rice is tender. 

Add water if soup gets too thick.

Perfect with French Bread or a grilled cheese sandwich.  Great for those cool or chilly Fall evenings!!  Life doesn't get any better than this!

Enjoy!

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