Hoppin' John (Usa Rice)

Recipe Ingredients

4 oz	113g	Diced smoked turkey sausage - or- ham (optional)
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Diced onion
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Diced celery
2		Garlic cloves - minced
2 cups	474ml	Low-sodium chicken broth
4 oz	113g	Black-eyed peas - -picked over and rinsed
1		Bay leaf
4 oz	113g	Long-grain white rice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Pepper
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped scallions
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced parsley

Recipe Instructions

"This traditional Southern dish is served on New Year's Day for good luck throughout the year." Spray medium saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add sausage, if using; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes, until lightly browned. Add onion and celery; cook, stirring until onion is golden. Add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute more.

Add broth, black-eyed peas, bay leaf and 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until peas are soft but not mushy.

Add rice, thyme and pepper; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until rice is just tender. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes, covered. Sprinkle with scallions and parsley and serve.

Source:
Wonderful World of Walnuts and Rice (Weight Watchers Magazine in association with The Rice Council and The Walnut Marketing Board)

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