Casserole With Black-Eyed Peas

PanNan's Note:

This is a delicious casserole and it's so easy to make. I've put it in the crockpot for 4 hours on low instead of baking it, and that works great, too, especially if you're taking it to a pot-luck. Southwestern U.S. is where you'll find this great recipe.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 (32 ounce) cans black-eyed peas with jalapenos , drained
• 2 cups rice , cooked
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup cheddar cheese , shredded
• ¼ cup onion , minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 garlic clove , crushed

Directions:

1. Brown meat.
2. Combine all ingredients in 13X9X2 casserole.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
4. Serve.

Reviews

[SaraFish]

This is really good! I changed a few things around but the basic idea remained the same. I omitted the ground beef, making this a vegetarian side dish. I used 2 cans of regular (not ranch style) black eyed peas, I used brown rice and I used mozzarella cheese instead of cheddar. The result was a tasty, savory, cheesy casserole that was spiced nicely with the garlic (I used 2 cloves of garlic) and had a tangy zip of the canned tomatoes. Thanks for the recipe!

[dona mccartney]

This very good. I added 1 can whole kernnel corn, 1 can mushroom soup, 1/2 cup water & only used 1 can black eyed peas. I also seasoned the meat with the pepper & garlic salt, instead of using a glove of garlic.

[O-mama]

This is similar to a stovetop variation I do with elbows, black eyes, italian diced tomatoes, and mozzarella--if DH is home we add ground beef.

I did this one as an oven rice casserole (oven rice: 1part long-grain rice, 2parts liquid; 350* for 1hr) using 2 cans beef broth and a half cup water. It came out all right this way, but seemed a little on the dry side. Possibilities for next time include adding another can of italian diced tomatoes, covering the dish for part of the bake time, starting the oven rice and adding the other ingredients half-way through, adding more cheese, or doing half the rice (adjusting the liquid accordingly). My first vote is more tomatoes and more cheese.

It's very tasty as a serving topped with more cheese and then eaten with tortilla chips like a naked burrito. YUM!