Easy Hoppin’ John Recipe with Slow Cooker Instructions

This Hoppin' John recipe, made in a slow cooker, is a traditional New Year’s Recipe but is perfect for any time you are craving slow cooker black-eyed peas.

These black-eyed peas and rice are sure to bring you luck in the New Year

Here is why this slow cooker hoppin' john recipe is amazing:

• Made in a slow cooker crock-pot this recipe will free up space on the stove for other recipes.
• Customize it with garnishes of your choice for the perfect bite.
• A great recipe to use up leftover ham. Also check out ham pot pie, crock pot ham and potato soup, and croque-monsieur egg rolls for more delicious ways of using up leftover holiday ham.

Ingredients needed:

• Black-Eyed Peas - canned, undrained
• Onion - sweet or white, diced
• Celery - washed and diced
• Bell Pepper - (any color), seeds removed and diced
• Smoked Ham - cut into small bite-sized pieces, leftover ham is fine
• Cilantro - chopped (optional but delicious!)
• Salt and pepper - to taste
• Cajun Seasoning - check out my Mexican corn dip that also has Cajun seasoning
• Bay Leaves
• Garlic - minced or a couple of cloves of garlic confit
• Spicy Tomato juice - V-8 Juice shown here
• Diced Tomatoes (optional but adds extra flavors) I use canned diced tomatoes from my garden
• Long Grain Rice - Jasmine, American long-grain white, brown rice, or Basmati rice

How to make Hoppin' John in the slow cooker

1. Add all ingredients except cooked rice to the slow cooker.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Cook on low for 2-3 hours.
4. Remove bay leaves before serving.
5. Stir in hot cooked rice or serve Hoppin' John over hot cooked rice and serve.

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Hoppin' John

Sarah Mock

This Hoppin' John recipe, made in a slow cooker, is a traditional New Year’s Recipe but is perfect for any time you are craving slow cooker black-eyed peas.

5 from 6 votes

Print Recipe

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 3 hrs

Total Time 3 hrs 10 mins

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Course Side Dish

Cuisine German

Servings 5 servings

Calories 200 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 1 can 15 ounces Black-Eyed Peas
• ¾ cups Onion diced
• 3 stalks Celery diced
• 1 small Bell Pepper any color, diced
• 1 cup Smoked Ham cut into small bite sized pieces
• ¼ - ½ cup Cilantro chopped (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic
• 1 can 6 ounce Spicy V-8 Juice
• 1 can Diced Tomatoes optional
• 1 cup Cooked Jasmine or Long Grain Rice of choice

Instructions

 

• Add all ingredients except cooked rice to the slow cooker.
  1 can, ¾ cups Onion, 3 stalks Celery, 1 small Bell Pepper, 1 cup Smoked Ham, ¼ - ½ cup Cilantro, Salt and pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning, 2 Bay Leaves, 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic, 1 can, 1 can Diced Tomatoes
• Stir to combine
• cook on low for 2-3 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook rice according to package instructions.
  1 cup Cooked Jasmine or Long Grain Rice of choice
• Remove bay leaves before serving
• Stir in hot cooked rice and serve.

Notes

How do I store leftovers?

Any leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 4 days and reheated as needed. 

What toppings are good with Hoppin’ John?

Chopped green onions tops, chopped cilantro, cherry tomatoes, or crumbled bacon can be used as garnish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 10gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 538mgPotassium: 397mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 558IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg

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