Hoppin John

• 6 slices bacon
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 pound andouille sausage sliced
• 3 cups chicken broth or stock
• 2 cans black-eyed peas undrained
• 2 cups long-grain rice uncooked
• 1/4 cup green onion sliced
• 2 pinches salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon cajun seasoning

1. Using kitchen shears, cut the bacon saute until slightly browned. Add the onion, green bell pepper and celery; saute for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Add the sausage and cook another 3 minutes. Add the broth and black-eyed peas; bring to a boil. Add green onion. Season with salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning. Add the bay leaf and return to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 30 mins. In a baking pan add cooked rice and other ingredients mix together then bake at 350 for 20 to 30 mins or until brown on top..
2. Oh and make sure it's not too much liquid you want some liquid so that it's not dry but not too much unless you want to serve it like a gumbo...

bacon, onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic, sausage, chicken broth, blackeyed, longgrain rice, green onion, salt, cajun seasoning

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Hoppin-John-1056556 (may not work)