Southern Style Black-eyed Pea Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
• 4 -5 cups green cabbage, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained

Recipe

• 1 in a stockpot, saute onion, celery, and green pepper in olive oil about 5 minutes.
• 2 stir in garlic, oregano, crushed red pepper, and thyme.
• 3 add vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, and ketchup. season with salt and pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil. stir in chopped cabbage. reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally for 10-15 minutes or until cabbage is cooked to desired doneness.
• 5 stir in black-eyed peas and cook 5 minutes.
• 6 serve with corn bread or muffins.