New Year's Day Soup

Good luck will be yours when you enjoy a warm bowl of this hearty, spicy soup on New Year's Day!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 313 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 3 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 pound dry black-eyed peas
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large saucepan with enough water to cover, soak the black-eyed peas 8 hours, or overnight.

Step 2

Drain and rinse the soaked black-eyed peas, and return to the saucepan. Mix in the beef broth, dry onion soup mix, sausage, rice, and green chilies. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the beans are tender. Add water as necessary to keep the ingredients covered with liquid.