Not all delicious meals take a lot of effort to create—this recipe is a perfect example. A simple meal that is nutritious, quick, and easy is the perfect choice for a hot summer day. Vegan and gluten-free.
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Preparation Time
5 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Difficulty Rating
1
Serves
8
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. / 15 ml olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cup / 240 ml vegetable broth
- 8 oz. / 225 gm fresh spinach
- 2 cups / 320 gm black-eyed peas, cooked
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Cayenne pepper, to taste
Directions
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and add the onions; sauté until the skins turn translucent.
- Add a cup of broth and bring to a gentle boil; stir in the black-eyed peas and the spinach; stir for a couple of minutes until the spinach darkens.
- Turn off the heat and transfer to individual serving bowls.
- Sprinkle with a dash of salt and cayenne pepper, if desired.
Serving Size: ½ cup / 114 g
Exchanges per Serving: ½ Carb, ½ Protein, 0 Fat
love this — do you know the calorie count for this dish?
Hi, stephh1. Glad you like it 🙂
We don’t work with calories in this program, but we do provide “exchange” information according to major nutrients – see “Exchanges per Serving” at the end of the recipe. The following are the general nutritional values of our exchanges:
1 carb exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 3 grams of protein
1 protein exchange = 7 grams of protein + up to 5 grams of fat
1 fat exchange = 5 grams of fat
1 fruit exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates
1 vegetable exchange = 5 grams of carbohydrates + up to 2 grams of protein
1 sweet exchange = up to 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 5 grams of fat
1 free exchange = up to 5 grams of carbohydrates or up to 2 grams of protein or fat
I love this—and it’s so easy to make!
Hi, CityKitty. Select it for the meal you want it – in the new Menu Planner application, click on “Recipes” in the left column, then scroll until you see it.
Hi. How do I get this recipe to show up in the menu planner so its value can be counted? Thanks, CK
Hi, Mizmic. The black-eyed peas are to be pre-cooked here.
Hi, MPMorgan. The onion and vegetable broth, as well as optional black pepper, also give it quite a bit of flavor.
Does not seem as though it would be tasty enough with just cayenne pepper to give it tadte
Very encouraging to see that I can still have my black eye peas. Looking forward to trying this!
I’m a bit confused – do you mean 2 cups of (dried) beans, cooked, or 2 cups of cooked beans? There’s a big difference!
Hi, DianaO. Vegetable “stock” is what is meant here.
What exactly is meant by Vegetable Broth? (same goes for chicken broth in other recipes) Here in Great Britain “broth” usually means a thick soup, ready to eat as it is; I have a feeling that is not what is meant here! I am finding it quite difficult to work out just what I’m supposed to be doing with this diet – but I’ll give it TIME !!
This recipe is a hit with my family. They were afraid to try it at first but when given the choice to eat just plain black eyed peas or this new recipe they tried both and gave hands down to this recipe. Thanks! I have a new New Year’s Eve recipe to celebrate the New Year’s in with. Thanks again.