Slow Cooker Spicy Black-eyed Peas

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 cups water
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1 lb dried black-eyed peas, sorted and rinsed
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and diced
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and minced
• 8 ounces diced ham
• 4 slices bacon, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
• salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 pour the water into a slow cooker, add the bouillon cube, and stir to dissolve.
• 2 combine the black-eyed peas, onion, garlic, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, ham, bacon, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper; stir to blend.
• 3 cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours until the beans are tender.