Slow Cooker Hoppin' John

• 4 strips thick-cut bacon, diced
• 1 small onion
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 cup dried black-eyed peas, rinsed and picked over
• 1 15-oz. can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 1/2 cups long-grain rice
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Place bacon in a saucepan and cook over medium heat until just beginning to crisp. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Scrape bacon, bacon fat and onion into slow cooker. Add crushed red pepper, peas and 4 cups water and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low until peas are nearly tender, 3 to 4 hours.
2. Stir in tomatoes, rice and salt. Cover and continue to cook just until rice is tender and has absorbed all liquid, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Fluff with a fork and serve.
3. Swap in brown rice instead of white to add fiber and other nutrients to this already healthful dish.
4. Like a kick? Use more crushed red pepper and sprinkle the dish with hot sauce just before serving (or pass the sauce at the table).

bacon, onion, red pepper, blackeyed peas, tomatoes, longgrain rice, salt

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-hoppin-john (may not work)