Cajun Hoppin’ John

Name: Cajun Hoppin’ John
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Cajun And Creole, Southern, American
Ingredients: 1 cup chopped onion; 1 tablespoon bacon drippings; 2 (16-ounce) cans black-eyed peas, slightly drained, or about 3 cups cooked black-eyed peas; 1 cup chopped cooked ham; ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper; 3 cups hot cooked rice; Salt to taste; Sliced sweet onion, optional.

2 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

Made for luck on New Year’s Eve, and for a delicious meal all year long.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:07:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories443.5 kcal (22%)

Total Fat7.9 g (11%)

Carbs64.2 g (25%)

Sugars2.9 g (3%)

Protein22.9 g (46%)

Sodium572.6 mg (29%)

Fiber12.2 g (44%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupchopped onion

1 tablespoonbacon drippings

2 x 16 ouncecans black-eyed peas

slightly drained, or about 3 cups cooked black-eyed peas

1 cupcooked ham

chopped

¼ teaspoonground cayenne pepper

3 cupsrice

Instructions

Step 1

In a large saucepan, sauté the chopped onion in bacon drippings until tender. Stir in black-eyed peas, ham, and cayenne pepper; simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in hot cooked rice and season with salt.