black-eyed pea chowder

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound diced bacon
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can black-eyed peas with liquid
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can beef consomme
• 1 (29 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• in a large pot over medium high heat, saute the bacon until crisp. set aside the bacon and drain the fat, reserving about 4 tablespoons of the fat in the pot. add the celery onion and green bell pepper to the pot and saute in the bacon fat for 10 minutes, or until tender.
• add the peas, consomme and stewed tomatoes and allow to heat through, about 15 more minutes. top with crumbled bacon when serving.