Hoppin’ John With Greens – Slow Cooker Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried black-eyed peas, sorted and rinsed
  • 1 cube vegetable bouillon
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 smoked ham hock
  • 2 bunches collard greens, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 5 cups water, or as needed to cover
  • 1 cup long-grain white rice
  • Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Cover black-eyed peas with water in a large soup pot, bring to a boil, and boil for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer peas for 1 hour. Drain.

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Dissolve vegetable bouillon cube in 1/4 cup hot water in a small bowl; pour bouillon into slow cooker. Stir black-eyed peas, onion, garlic, ham hock, collard greens, oregano, red pepper flakes, and vegetable broth into the cooker. Add 5 cups of water or as needed to cover. Cook 5 hours on High. Stir rice into stew and cook 1 more hour.

Remove meat from ham hock, chop meat, and return to stew. Season with salt and black pepper.