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Quick Hoppin' John Soup

“This is a modification of my father's hoppin' john recipe. The only difference between his and mine is the use of tomatoes. It's a great recipe for the holidays (New Year's) or any time during winter months. There are many versions of this recipe here, but this one is quick so you can throw it together after a long day at work for the whole family to enjoy!”

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

We made for New Year's this and even our toddler and preschooler loved it. It is very good! :)

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sjk_bellevue

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2012

Simply amazing

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magnoliakng

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2012

I have made this recipe for the last two New Years and its fantastic. I even made it for my family up North this year and they actually loved it. I love to pair it with a great corn bread recipe. I like to leave it sit a bit so the rice soaks up a little of the liquid so its real hearty, and I like to add a half a bag of frozen okra, very yummy. Great recipe thanks for sharing.

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D's Mommy

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2012

I made this on New Years Day and it was delicious! I used regular italian sausage, sliced and fried in a pan. I added carrots, celery and onion to the pan to soak up the yummy flavor. The only other chnage I made was to use one can of black beans and frozen black eyed peas. The whole family really enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing!

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Bart's Girl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Duryea, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Burke, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

My family loved this, and they "don't eat black-eyed peas!" Changes: Halved recipe due to having onlyone can of peas...Pre-cooked, crumbled turkey sausage was on hand for the sausage, and I also had some pre-made Minute Rice brown rice. My can of tomatoes had onion and green pepper in it I think. In any case, love it!

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Katharine B

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

I made this today for New Years. Used all the ingredients as listed. I did however take others suggestion and put onion and green pepper in with the sausage. As it was cooking, i would taste test and found it to be a bit bland. I ended up adding ground pepper and then Franks Hot Sauce. If I do make it again I will add seasoned tomatoes. You can really be creative with this recipe, but as it stand on it own, didn't have enough flavor for me.

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Amy

Living In: Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

I tried this last night and it is amazing. I didnt use the sage pork sausage. Just regular pork sausage and it turned out very good. Also VERY easy to make. Will definitely make again. Thank you

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nees68

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2011

This soup is fantastic! Very easy to prepare. I had a difficult time finding the black-eyed peas in a can. I looked at three stores and was about to buy a bag of dried black-eyed peas (finally the last store at least had them that way) when I remembered a reviewer said they bought them frozen. The store did have them frozen (thank you Joe G. because I would not have even thought to look in the frozen foods). I prepared them the way the bag said, drained them, and then added them to my soup. I also took the advice of viewers and added onion and celery to the sausage while it was cooking, about ½ cup each. My sausage was just regular sausage so I just added sage to it while it cooked. I used Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice mix and did not think the end result needed any added salt. My whole family liked this soup. We had never had black-eyed peas before, but we all liked them. I think this soup would also be great with spinach or kale dropped in the last few minutes of cooking and will probably try it that way the next time I make it – and there will definitely be a next time.

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Jax

Home Town: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2011

Loved this last year and have been looking forward to making up a big pot for New Years! This combines all the things that I love. I think it has some wiggle room to change per taste. Overall a great recipe and perfect for a cold day.

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