nicely spicy for everyone - if you want more heat add some tabasco

I absolutely loved this meal. At the start of the year I found out I have extremely high cholesterol and came seeking healthy foods. I switched out the four strips of bacon for a couple of extra slices of lean ham (same weight but with the big clobs of fat) otherwise I left the recipe alone. It deserves to be cooked slowly over 6-8 hours rather than being cooked on high. Comments on the quantity of fluid seem overblown, probably because soaking the quantity of beans required for this recipe actually takes more than the a cup of water ... if you do pre-soak the beans you'll need to remove quite a bit more, however over 6-8 hours this isn't an issue. I'm not sure why anybody would pre-soak these beans in water, when you can have them soften up nicely in the flavorful slow cooker. I divide this into about six meals and throw it over fresh greens. Awesome.

Finally, yummy black-eyed peas!

This was great! I used turkey bacon and a can of Rotel Extra Hot! Threw in a sprinkling of Tony Chachere's More Spice and let it go!! Amazing!

This was very scrumptious; however, I used 2 cans of chicken broth and turkey necks instead of ham.

Very delicious. I substituted the ham and bacon for 1 lb. of sausage just because that is what we prefer. I slow cooked it for about 7 hours, which was a little too long. I think next time, 5 - 5.5 hours. Great New Year's Day meal - throw it in the pot in the AM and have a yummy dinner that night!

I was amazed at how well this recipe came out my guest enjoyed it. I changed the recipe a bit added meats bacon, ham hock, chicken, and spicey sauage. A little green & red peppers, red onion and garlic. It was very flavorful and delicious. Served it on New Years Day

What a great way to add luck to the new year! Added chicken broth instead of water but followed the rest of the recipe to the letter.

This is by far the BEST slow cooker recipe for black eyed peas. The peas were soft but not mushy and the spicy taste was great!!

Substituted 4 cans of black-eyed peas (rinsed) and cooked on medium-low for about 30 minutes. Was short on time but still turned out great!

Average. We thought that it needed more seasoning, maybe more jalepeno. Totally turned out like soup, so we ate it over brown rice with hot sauce. I soaked the beans overnight, added a can of diced tomatoes (probably added to the watery-ness) and cooked on high for 6 hours.

This is great! We loved it. Goes good with corn bread.

EXACTLY what I was looking for. Nice and spicy and just great overall flavor. Thanks for sharing!

Followed this exact recipe except used 5 cups water and 1 can chicken broth (instead of the bouillon cube) Absolutely delicious! We love spicy food, and this was the perfect amount of spice! Can't wait to make this again!

Since our 7&9-yr olds won't eat spicy foods, I onitted the cayenne and jalapenos (and the bell peppers 'cause we're not fond of them). I slow-cooked the peas the first 3 hours on High and the next 2 hours on Low, with a hambone from a honeybaked ham from Christmas. Due to other reviews I only added 5 cups water and the mixture was still soupy. However, the results are WONDERFUL and the honebaked hambone added a slightly sweet flavor, but not too sweet, just enough to make you come back for more. Thanks for the post!

There's a thin line between watery & brothy. I like my black-eyes brothy (thick). I soaked mine for 6 hrs. Cooked them on high 6 1/2 hours in the crock-pot. Used 1 can of chicken broth in place of the cube (don't like cubes). Walked out to my garden for 3 different kinds of hot peppers. Left out the salt, I don't believe you need it with both ham & bacon. Hubbie said "Best beans ever".

Terrific ! Had this w/ baby-back ribs w/ company the other night - BIG HIT !! Will make again and share this recipe. Thx u !!