Hearty Hoppin' John Stew

• 1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 3/4 cup brown and wild rice mix
• 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 2 1/3 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning, or more to taste
• salt to taste
• freshly cracked black pepper to taste

1. Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until meat is still slightly pink, about 8 minutes. Mix celery and onion into sausage; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 more minutes. Stir garlic and red bell pepper into sausage mixture and cook until bell pepper is slightly soft, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir brown and wild rice mix, black-eyed peas, tomatoes with their juice, chicken stock, and Cajun seasoning into sausage and vegetables. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover; simmer 45 minutes. Remove cover, raise heat to medium-low, and simmer until stew is thickened, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and cracked black pepper.

pork sausage, celery, onion, garlic, red bell pepper, brown, blackeyed peas, tomatoes, chicken stock, cajun seasoning, salt, freshly cracked black pepper

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/230315/hearty-hoppin-john-stew/ (may not work)