HOPPIN’ JOHN (USA RICE)

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

4 oz Diced smoked turkey sausage
-OR- ham (optional)
1 c  Diced onion
1/2 c  Diced celery
2    Garlic cloves; minced
2 c  Low-sodium chicken broth
4 oz Black-eyed peas
--picked over and rinsed
1    Bay leaf
4 oz Long-grain white rice
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1/2 ts Pepper
1/4 c  Chopped scallions
2 tb Minced parsley

‘This traditional Southern dish is served on New Year’s Day for good luck
throughout the year.’

Spray medium saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add sausage, if using;
cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes, until lightly
browned. Add onion and celery; cook, stirring until onion is golden. Add
garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute more.

Add broth, black-eyed peas, bay leaf and 2 cups water; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until peas are soft but not mushy.

Add rice, thyme and pepper; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until rice is
just tender. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes, covered. Sprinkle
with scallions and parsley and serve.

Each serving (1-1/3 cup) with sausage provides: * 1 V, 1-1/2 P, 1 B, 10 C.

Per serving (with sausage): * 281 cal, 17 g pro, 45 car, * 4 g fat: 1 g
poly, 1 g mono, 1 g sat; * 302 mg sod, 19 mg chol.

Each serving (1-1/3 cup) without sausage provides: * 1 V, 1/2 P, 1 B, 10 C.

Per serving (without sausage): * 238 cal, 13 g pro, 45 g car, * 2 g fat: 0
g poly, 0 g mono, 0 g sat; * 50 mg sod, 0 mg chol.

Source: Wonderful World of Walnuts and Rice (Weight Watchers Magazine in
association with The Rice Council
and The Walnut Marketing Board)

Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format courtesy
of Karen Mintzias

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