Smoky Vegetarian Black-Eyed Peas with Collard Greens

I devised this recipe after a New Year's Day at a friend's house. She ate black-eyed peas for the good luck, not because she liked them! I challenged myself to come up with something not only edible, but delicious and nutritious as well! It's also deceptively simple (especially if you sub canned black-eyed peas for dried). I hope you like the results! This is delicious as-is or served over brown rice.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 231 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 ½ cups dry black-eyed peas - sorted, rinsed, and drained
• ½ (1.41 ounce) package sazon seasoning
• 1 bunch collard greens - rinsed, trimmed and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add black-eyed peas and boil for 1 minute. Drain.

Step 2

Bring 3 cups water to a boil in the same pot and stir in ham seasoning. Add peas and simmer until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Step 3

Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute until soft, about 30 seconds. Add collard greens and cayenne; cover and cook until greens are soft, about 10 minutes. Add cooked black-eyed peas and heat through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt before serving.