Vegetarian Hoppin’ John

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"For my veggie head friends"

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, drained and finely chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, drained
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 8 ounces vegetarian sausages, crumbled
• 3 cups cooked long-grain brown rice (or white rice)

directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; add in onion and celery; cover, and cook about 5 minutes, until softened.
2. Add in garlic and thyme, stirring to bring out their flavors.
3. Transfer mixture to a slow-cooker; add in black-eye peas, tomatoes, chiles, and stock; season to taste with salt and pepper; cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
4. About 15 minutes before serving, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook sausage until browned all over; add sausage to slow cooker along with rice; stir to combine.
5. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Reviews

[kaciemdoll]

This recipe was good and easy to make.....turned out a little bland though. We added a can of Rotel and some Creole seasoning which helped a lot. With a few extra spices, this is a great dish!

 

[magic man]

It was very good and soooo easy to make. I generally prefer to just throw all my ingredients into a crockpot and then forget about it but this one was worth the extra few minutes to brown the sausage at the end. This is absolutely a great recipe for vegetarians that occasionally crave country cooking.