Black Eyed Peas With Hamburger (pinquito Style)

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (1 lb) package dried black-eyed peas, soaked overnight and cooked, with cooking liquid
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 bell pepper, diced to 1/4 inch
• 1 onion, diced to 1/4 inch
• 1/2 cup celery, diced to 1/4 inch
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can fat free low-sodium beef broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper

Recipe

• 1 set cooked black eyed peas in their cooking liquid aside.
• 2 sautee beef, bell pepper, onion, and celery until veggis are crisp-tender.
• 3 ***note, i prefer my veggis very well done and very tender, so i start the veggis and add the beef when they are about half-way done.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and simmer for about 15 minutes. adjust the salt and pepper to your taste.
• 5 *****note: your cooked black eyed peas should have about 1-2 cups of the cooking liquid left. add more beef broth or water if desired.