Be sure to eat your portion of Hopping John before noon on January 1 to guarantee a new year of good luck!
6 entrée servings (about 1 cup each)
1½ cups chopped onions
½ cup chopped celery
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup long-grain white rice
3 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 bay leaf
2 cans (15 ounces each) black-eyed peas, rinsed, drained
2–3 dashes each: red pepper sauce, liquid smoke (optional)
Salt and pepper, to taste
1. Sauté onions, celery, and garlic in lightly greased large saucepan until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add rice, broth, oregano, and bay leaf; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 25 minutes, stirring in black-eyed peas, red pepper sauce, and liquid smoke during last 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf; season to taste with salt and pepper.
Per Serving:
Calories: 306
% of calories from fat: 21
Fat (gm): 7
Saturated fat (gm): 1
Cholesterol (mg): 0
Sodium (mg): 447
Protein (gm): 9.6
Carbohydrate (gm): 50.7
Exchanges:
Milk: 0.0
Vegetable: 1.0
Fruit: 0.0
Bread: 3.0
Meat: 0.5
Fat: 1.0