29 Reviews of Black-Eyed Pea Gumbo

From: Just Cher

On Apr 29, 2002

People this is sooooooooooo good. I confess I used a can or ranch style pinto beans and a can of blackbeans with peppers as we do not care for blackeyed peas. But I knew by reading all the rest of the ingredients that it would be a hit. Wonder flavor and spiced just right with louisiana hot sauce. Add cornbread and your in heaven. Will do this many times for sure!

From: foodlover

On Mar 18, 2002

This was a very easy recipe to make and it made enough to feed my family. I didn't use the rotel tomatoes I used the Hunts with green chilis in them. I made cornbread to go with this. I will most certainly make this again (I made mine on the stove but next time I think I'll try the crockpot). Thanks for this money stretcher and tasty soup.

From: Mark H.

On Feb 11, 2002

Excellent recipe. We used Earl Campbell's spicy hot links as the sausage and it was fantastic. This is my kind of meal on a cold winter day. We served jalapeno cheese grits with it, but a nice batch of cornbread would be a natural as well. Thanks for posting this. It will be made many times in our house, I'm sure.

From: janem

On Oct 20, 2006

I eliminated all of the hot peppers and used reduced fat turkey smoked sausage for the sausage links. Tasty and easy. Thanks.

From: Tara

On Mar 26, 2002

This was excellent, turned out perfect, easy and tasted great. I couldnt locate black-eyed peas locally and was to sick to drive out of town so I used black beans and made homeade Rotel tomatos since they dont sell them here. My husband even called from his cell phone on his way back to work to mention how much he liked it again.

From: ratherbeswimmin'

On Mar 27, 2004

I made this in the slow-cooker, Rise, and it was fabulous. I used extra-spicy Rotel tomatoes and regular link sausage. That had just the right amount of heat for my family's taste. I did as you suggested and let everyone put however much rice they wanted in their bowl, then added the gumbo on top. Dang tasty. Thanks!!

From: Stephie Biggs

On Nov 20, 2007

I am always looking for ways to use smoked turkey sausage but this was too hot for us. All I used was rotel tomatoes & a can of chilis and my husband wouldn't eat it. I liked it, it's a good recipe, but not for the weak. I didn't have ranch beans so I used fresh frozen with the seasonings other have recommended (chili powder, onion powder and garlic). I'd like to try it agin with ranch beans and milder rotel!

From: IdahoGardens

On Dec 4, 2003

I have made black-eyed peas many times but not like this. These were GREAT. I cooked dry peas and added some garlic, onion & chili powder to make them more ranch-like. Added the other ingredients except the can of chilie peppers. (I admit my hubby & I are rather wimpy when it comes to spicey foods). Just the can of diced tomatoes w/green chilies made it spicey enough for us. Used just regular link sausage. I'll be making this often this winter. Thanks, Rise.

From: Dreamgoddess

On Feb 6, 2004

I couldn't find any ranch style black-eyed peas, so I had to improvise. I used 1 1/3c dry black-eyed peas to which I added 1 t garlic powder, 1 1/2 t minced onion and 2 t chili powder. I don't think these spice amounts were sufficient though, so next time I'll add a bit more of each. For the tomatoes, I used 1/2 can of diced tomatoes and 1/2 can of Rotel. I didn't want this to be too spicy since I have small children. I served the rice separately since one child will not eat rice at all. Overall, it was a good recipe that we all enjoyed.

From: zaar junkie

On Jan 28, 2008

I made a couple changes to the recipe and veganized it. I used regular black-eyed peas, veggie broth, diced tomatoes with jalapenos, and jalapeno salsa. I fried an onion, bell pepper, and celery in black pepper and cayenne pepper, and put this in the crockpot all day. I then added some vegan sausage links and brown rice. It was delicious, even better the next day. Thank you for this recipe.