Southern New Year's Day Soup in the Slow Cooker

This easy slow cooker soup combines great flavor with all of the Southern traditions like black-eyed peas and collard greens for New Year's. Serve with cornbread and it's a rounded feast!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 226 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped celery
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup chopped carrots
• 1 ham bone
• 1 pound dry black-eyed peas
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 cups cubed ham
• 1 pound collard greens - rinsed, trimmed and chopped
• 2 (32 fluid ounce) containers vegetable broth

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sort and rinse peas then place into a slow cooker and cover with 8 to 10 cups of cool water. Let soak, 8 hours to overnight.

Step 2

Drain water from peas and add broth, ham, carrots, celery, ham bone, onion, Worcestershire, salt, and pepper.

Step 3

Cover and cook on High for 5 hours. Stir in collard greens and cook until tender, about 30 minutes more.