Cookbook:Hoppin John

| American cuisine | Beans | Rice

Ingredients

 * 6 slices bacon, diced
 * 1 medium onion, diced
 * ½ cup diced celery
 * ½ cup diced bell pepper
 * 4½ cups water
 * 2 packs long grain rice (3–4 cups cooked)
 * 3 cans black-eyed peas
 * 3 jalapeños, seeded and diced (about ½ cup)

Procedure

 * 1) Brown bacon in large Dutch oven, remove, and reserve 2 tablespoons of grease in pan.
 * 2) Add onion, celery, and bell pepper, and sauté 5 minutes.
 * 3) Add rice and seasoning packet, water, and black-eyed peas; cover and simmer 25 minutes.
 * 4) Add bacon and jalapeños, cover and heat 5–10 minutes more.