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Southern Black Eyed Peas in a slow cooker cooked with ham and jalapenos.

Southern Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas & Ham

This easy, no-soak, crock pot recipe delivers THE BEST Southern Black Eyed Peas & Ham with a deliciously subtle jalapeno kick!
5 from 10 votes
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crock pot, southern, vegetable
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Author: Stacey | SouthernDiscourse.com

Equipment

  • slow cooker/ crock pot

Ingredients

  • 16 oz dried black eyed peas
  • 4 C water
  • 2 C chicken broth
  • 8 oz cubed ham
  • ½ medium yellow or white onion, quartered
  • 1 jalapeno, sliced
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Rinse & sort peas, removing any discolored ones. Add all ingredients to crock pot and stir. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.

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Notes

These black eyed peas do not need to be soaked before cooking, only rinsed and then a quick sort to remove any any discolored ones.  Chalk it up to the length time the peas spend in the crock pot bathed in all that broth and ham and peppered goodness