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      Title: Hoppin' John
 Categories: Southern, W watchers
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      4 oz Diced smoked turkey sausage
           -OR- ham (optional)
      1 c  Diced onion
    1/2 c  Diced celery
      2    Garlic cloves; minced
      2 c  Low-sodium chicken broth
      4 oz Black-eyed peas
           --picked over and rinsed
      1    Bay leaf
      4 oz Long-grain white rice
    1/2 ts Dried thyme
    1/2 ts Pepper
    1/4 c  Chopped scallions
      2 tb Minced parsley
 
  "This traditional Southern dish is served on New Year's Day for good
  luck throughout the year."
  
  Spray medium saucepan with nonstick cooking spray.  Add sausage, if
  using; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes, until
  lightly browned.  Add onion and celery; cook, stirring until onion is
  golden. Add garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute more.
  
  Add broth, black-eyed peas, bay leaf and 2 cups water; bring to a
  boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1 hour, until peas are soft but
  not mushy.
  
  Add rice, thyme and pepper; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until rice
  is just tender.  Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes, covered.
  Sprinkle with scallions and parsley and serve.
  
  Each serving (1-1/3 cup) with sausage provides: * 1 V, 1-1/2 P, 1 B,
  10 C.
  
  Per serving (with sausage): * 281 cal, 17 g pro, 45 car, * 4 g fat: 1
  g poly, 1 g mono, 1 g sat; * 302 mg sod, 19 mg chol.
  
  Each serving (1-1/3 cup) without sausage provides: * 1 V, 1/2 P, 1 B,
  10 C.
  
  Per serving (without sausage): * 238 cal, 13 g pro, 45 g car, * 2 g
  fat: 0 g poly, 0 g mono, 0 g sat; * 50 mg sod, 0 mg chol.
  
  Source: Wonderful World of Walnuts & Rice (Weight Watchers Magazine in
  association with The Rice Council
    and The Walnut Marketing Board)
  
  Reprinted with permission from USA Rice Council Electronic format
  courtesy of Karen Mintzias
 
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