Recipe of the Month: Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo

Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1-tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
• 5 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1-cup brown rice
• 4 (15 oz) cans black-eyed peas w/ liquid
• 1 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and cook onion, pepper and celery until tender.
2. Pour in chicken broth and mix in rice, black-eyed peas with liquid, diced tomatoes and green chilies, diced tomatoes and garlic.
3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer 45 minutes or until rice is tender. Add water if soup is too thick.

Servings: 8

Author: Recipe courtesy of All Recipes www.allrecipes.com