Description
A festive meal to celebrate the New Year.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups of rice
- 1 cup of black-eyed peas
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 bell pepper, chopped
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 4 cups of vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Rinse the rice and black-eyed peas under cold water.
- In a pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Sauté until soft.
- Add rice, black-eyed peas, vegetable broth, salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cover.
- Simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
- Fluff with a fork and garnish with parsley.
Notes
- This meal symbolizes good luck for the New Year.
- You can add sausage for extra flavor.
- Adjust seasoning to your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: new years meal, festive meal, good luck meal