Hoppin' John's Soup & Um...6 Months?!

First of all, wow, it's been a bit, hasn't it?  I guess I didn't realize how busy life had become until I checked in and noticed how neglected the blog was! 

Well, if anyone's still checking and/or reading...I apologize!  And I'm going to try my damndest to do better! 

Anyway, here's a recipe I made a bit ago that I had really good intentions of posting, but it just never quite came to be! 

We've had some cooler temps here in MI the last couple days (63 in AUGUST?!) so I'm thinking Fall already and this is a perfect recipe for it! 

Ingredients:

- 2 lbs Pork Sausage
- 1 Green Pepper, diced
- 1 Onion, diced
- 2 cans Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- 2 cans Black Eyed Peas
- 1 32 oz box of Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Rice, cooked
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 Tablespoon Parsley

Directions:

1.  Dice up your onion and pepper into nice bite sized pieces while you begin browning off your sausage.  Once your sausage begins browning a bit, toss in your veggies and cook until veggies are soft and sausage is done.  Drain and add your salt, pepper, and parsley.

2.  Toss in your black eyed peas and tomatoes, stir well.  Toss in your chicken broth and stir again.  Now bring to boil, remembering to stir occasionally.  Once boiling, turn heat off, add cooked rice, stir,  and allow the soup to sit for 10 minutes.

Here's the final product...

So simple and delicious!  I served this with a salad and some bread with butter.  Absolutely perfect anytime, but especially when Fall is approaching.  Enjoy!