Name: Spicy Chipotle Black-Eyed Peas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Balsamic Vinegar - 1 tablespoon; Chopped orange bell pepper - 1 cup; Chopped celery - 1 cup; Chopped carrot - 1 cup; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon; Dry black-eyed peas - 2 (16 ounce) packages; Water - 4 cups; Vegetable bouillon base (such as Better Than Bouillon® Vegetable Base) - 4 teaspoons; Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped, sauce reserved - 1 (7 ounce) can; Liquid mesquite smoke flavoring - 2 teaspoons; Ground cumin - 2 teaspoons; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Spicy Chipotle Black-Eyed Peas

1. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

2. Balsamic Vinegar 1 tablespoon

3. Chopped orange bell pepper 1 cup

4. Chopped celery 1 cup

5. Chopped carrot 1 cup

6. Chopped onion 1 cup

7. Minced garlic 1 teaspoon

8. Dry black-eyed peas 2 (16 ounce) packages

9. Water 4 cups

10. Vegetable bouillon base (such as Better Than Bouillon® Vegetable Base) 4 teaspoons

11. Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped, sauce reserved 1 (7 ounce) can

12. Liquid mesquite smoke flavoring 2 teaspoons

13. Ground cumin 2 teaspoons

14. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Chipotle Black-Eyed Peas

1 . Stage

Heat the olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a skillet; cook and stir the orange bell pepper, celery, carrot, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a slow cooker; mix in the black-eyed peas, water, and vegetable base, stirring to dissolve the vegetable base. Stir in the chipotle peppers, about 1 tablespoon of the reserved adobo sauce (or to taste), liquid smoke, cumin, and black pepper.

2 . Stage

Cook in the slow cooker on Low until the black-eyed peas are very tender and the flavors are blended, about 8 hours.