Lucky Pea Soup

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, undrained
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons cumin
• 1 1/4 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

1. Place the bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat until crisp and evenly brown. Drain on paper towels. When cool, crumble into small pieces.
2. Using the same skillet, add the peppers and onion; stir and cook over medium-high heat until transparent and tender, about 5 minutes.
3. Pour the black beans, tomatoes, and water into a large pot. Stir in the peppers, onion, salt, cumin, dry mustard, chili powder, curry powder, pepper, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot sprinkled with bacon, and other toppings of your choice.

bacon, green bell pepper, onion, blackeyed peas, tomatoes, water, salt, cumin, mustard, chili powder, curry powder, pepper, sugar

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/68317/lucky-pea-soup/ (may not work)