Black Eyed Pea and Smoked Sausage Soup – smoked sausage, black-eyed peas, onion, garlic, Rotel, cajun seasoning, chicken broth, and rice – Ready in 20 minutes! LOVE this soup. Serve with cornbread for an easy weeknight meal!!
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It is a Southern tradition to eat black eyed peas on New Years’Day. Eating black eyed peas is said to bring you good luck and prosperity in the new year. I need all the luck I can get, so I always eat black eyed peas.
This year we are making a batch of Black Eyed Pea and Smoked Sausage Soup. Black eyed peas, smoked sausage, cajun seasoning, and Rotel tomatoes. Not only is this soup easy to make, but it also tastes super delicious! We served this soup over some rice, and it was delicious and filling.
How to Make Black Eyed Pea & Smoked Sausage Soup
This soup is super easy to make with only a few simple ingredients. To make the soup, cook sausage slices in a Dutch oven. Add black-eyed peas, onion, garlic powder, Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles, cajun seasoning, chicken broth, and stir. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Garnish the soup with some fresh parsley or herbs of your choice.
- I like to use Conecuh Smoked Sausage or andouille sausage. You can use any brand that you prefer.
- To reduce the calories, use Smoked Turkey Sausage.
- Is Black Eyed Pea & Smoked Sausage Soup spicy? There is a small kick to the soup from the Rotel tomatoes. If you are worried about the heat, use a can of MILD Rotel tomatoes.
- What is Cajun seasoning? It is a mixture of spices used in Cajun/Creole food. It has paprika, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, oregano, and thyme.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cajun/Creole Seasoning: https://www.plainchicken.com/creolecajun-seasoning-secret-recipe/
- For store-bought Cajun seasoning, I like Tony Chachere’s or Slap Ya Mama. Look for salt-free seasoning if you are sensitive to salt.
- Adjust the seasoning up or down to your desired heat level.
- If using store-bought Cajun seasoning, I highly recommend using low-sodium chicken broth or chicken stock.
- We serve the soup over rice. You can use any cooked rice that you enjoy – white, brown, jasmine. You can omit the rice if you prefer.
- Can I make this soup in the slow cooker? Yes! Brown the sausage and dump the remaining ingredients into the crockpot and cook until warm.
What to Serve with Smoked Sausage Stew
This soup is a new favorite at our house. We’ve made it several times and absolutely LOVE it! This is a hearty stew. We usually serve this over some cooked rice with our favorite homemade cornbread. This is the perfect meal for a cold night. It is comfort food at its best!
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Black Eyed Pea and Smoked Sausage Soup
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 lb smoked sausage, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
- 4 (15-oz) cans black eyed peas, drained
- 1 Tbsp minced onion flakes
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 (10-oz) can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies undrained
- 1 to 2 Tbsp cajun seasoning
- 2 to 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups cooked rice, optional
Instructions:
- In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, cook smoked sausage until lightly browned.
- Add black eyed peas, onion flakes, garlic powder, Rotel, cajun seasoning and broth. Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
- Simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with cooked rice.
Notes:
- I like to use Conecuh Smoked Sausage. You can use any brand that you prefer.
- To reduce the calories, use Smoked Turkey Sausage.
- Is Black Eyed Pea & Smoked Sausage Soup spicy? There is a small kick to the soup from the Rotel tomatoes. If you are worried about the heat, use a can of MILD Rotel tomatoes.
- Here is our recipe for Homemade Cajun/Creole Seasoning: https://www.plainchicken.com/creolecajun-seasoning-secret-recipe/
- For store-bought Cajun seasoning, I like Tony Chachere’s or Slap Ya Mama. Look for salt-free seasoning if you are sensitive to salt.
- Adjust the seasoning up or down to your desired heat level.
- We serve the soup over rice. You can use any cooked rice that you enjoy – white, brown, jasmine. You can omit the rice if you prefer.
- Can I make Black Eyed Pea & Smoked Sausage Soup in the slow cooker? Yes! Brown the sausage and dump the remaining ingredients into the crockpot and cook until warm.
Steph
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Made this and it is so good! I added a little spinach since I’ve always heard the black eyed peas are for luck and greens are for wealth 🙂
This was excellent. It was perfect for a snowy New Year’s Day. I used 3 cups of chicken broth and cut the Cajun seasoning down to 1 heaping teaspoon of Cajun seasoning since we don’t like things real spicy. I didn’t add rice. It was perfect! Will definitely make more often.
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Thanks for the inspiration, Stephanie! Made this for New Years Day yesterday. Unfortunately it also meant discovering that we don't like "Cajun style" seasoning. Oops!
Takeaway: Make a small batch if you aren't sure your family enjoys hot & spicy Cajun flavors.
I made this last night and it was DELICIOUS! Fast to make and one pot for everything…that's my kind of cookin.
Should I pre-cook the sausage before I drop it into the slow cooker?
I always like to cook the sausage so it gets a little color on it, but you could just drop it in the slow cooker and it will be fine.
Thank you!
What about cooking this in a slow cooker… Any suggestions on cook time?
It would only need a couple of hours to heat through. Maybe 2 hours on LOW.
Made this yesterday for New Year's dinner & it was fantastic! Our grocery store didn't have the Cajun broth, so I just used beef broth. This recipe is a keeper! Thanks, Stephanie! 🙂
Making this for dinner tonight! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Fantastic! I used what I had- free-range organic chicken broth, mild RoTel, and Aidell's chicken and apple sausage. It was delicious, and it was a huge hit with my family and guests today for New Year's. We will definitely make this again. Thanks so much for sharing!
This recipes looks delicious and easy. I live in south Louisiana and buy Swanson's broth, but I've never heard seen or heard of their Louisiana Cajun version. I wonder if I could just add some Tony Chachere's seasoning to make it Cajun.
I think that would be fine
Swanson's Louisiana Cajun Broth is not sold in this area. What could I substitute?
regular chicken broth will work fine
This looks delicious, Stephanie! Love that it has black-eyed peas and rice. Very hearty!
Happy New Year!