Black Eyed Peas In The Crock Pot - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 slices bacon
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 (14 ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drain liquid and rinse peas
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon paprika

Preparation

Chop bacon into 1 inch pieces.
Add to medium pan and cook until crispy. Do not drain off the grease!
Add onion, celery, and garlic to bacon and cook for 5 minutes.
Add all of the ingredients from the pan including the bacon grease to crock pot.
Add remainder of ingredients to crock pot.
Cook on low for 2 hours or on high for 1 hour.
Stir and serve on rice.
Enjoy.