Traditional Hopping John

• 4 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup onions diced
• 1/2 each sweet red bell peppers diced
• 2 cups black-eyed peas canned, frozen or cooked
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup rice
• 1 x kale or any greens, optional
• 1 x salt and black pepper to taste

1. Dice bacon, brown in dutch oven with onion and pepeprs, until bacon is crisp and vegetables are soft.
2. Add peas and rice.
3. then water.
4. Cover and simmer over very low heat about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.
5. For extra luck add collard greens, kale, mustard greens, etc.
6. for extra wealth (the green color symbolizes money).
7. Salt and pepper to taste.
8. Add a dash of hot sauce (to taste).

bacon, onions, sweet red bell peppers, blackeyed peas, water, rice, kale, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/traditional-hopping-john-41183 (may not work)