Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Pea and Sausage Soup

Dried black-eyed peas and sausage are combined in this slow cooker soup with carrots, oregano, and garlic powder. Allow 8 hours cooking time. Use whatever type of sausage you like, as long as it's either smoked or cooked before putting it in the slow cooker.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 303 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 10 cups water
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 cubes chicken bouillon
• 1 ½ cups chopped carrot
• 1 pound dried black-eyed peas
• 1 (1 pound) package smoked sausage, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour 10 cups water into a 5-quart slow cooker crock; add sausage, carrot, celery, onion, chicken bouillon, bay leaves, garlic powder, and oregano.

Step 2

Pour black-eyed peas into a saucepan; add enough water to cover by a few inches. Bring water to a boil, remove saucepan from heat, drain the peas, and add them to the slow cooker.

Step 3

Cook on Low for 8 hours. Remove and discard bay leaves before serving.