{Hoppin' John}

One of our TOP TEN FAVORITE recipes that the whole family loves! The kids always eat seconds of this one :) It's simple and very quick to make-goes along with homemade cornbread or Jiffy cornbread. I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine~

3 strips of bacon, cooked and crumbled

2 cans of black eye peas

1 can of stewed tomatoes

onion, as much as you like

bell pepper, as much as you like

frozen corn

frozen okra

jalapeno(optional)

1-2 pinches of brown sugar

black pepper to taste

1/2-1 T. Texas Pete, Louisiana, Tabasco 

or you favorite hot sauce:)

Cook bacon in a large skillet. Once you have cooked your bacon, remove and drain on paper towel. Saute onion and peppers in bacon drippings until veggies are tender. Dump remaining ingredients in skillet, including crumbled bacon. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Serve over rice!