Hoppin' John - New Years Day Black-Eyed Peas

Ingredients

• sliced green onions
• white rice
• Tabasco Sauce
• salt
• pepper
• 6 slices bacon hickory smoked and thickly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups celery diced, ~4 stalks
• 1 1/2 cups yellow onion diced, ~2 medium sized onions
• 1 1/2 cups green bell pepper diced, ~2 small peppers
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 4 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons Creole seasoning Tony Chachere's
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 pound black eyed peas about 2 ½ cups dried
• 8 cups chicken broth or water
• 1 ham hock
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups long grain rice or white
• 2 green onions finely sliced

Nutrition

• Calories : 490 calories
• Carbohydrate : 76 grams
• Cholesterol : 15 milligrams
• Fat : 12 grams
• Fiber : 3 grams
• Protein : 23 grams
• SaturatedFat : 3 grams
• Sodium : 870 milligrams
• Sugar : 2 grams