Black-Eyed Pea Recipes for the New Year!

These Black-Eyed Pea Recipes are my favorite things to make on New Year’s Day for good luck in the new year! And I really like the flavor of Black-Eyed Peas, so I’m always happy to enjoy one of these lucky recipes when it’s time to celebrate the new year!

PIN the Black-Eyed Pea Recipes to try one on New Year’s Day!

I’m a complete believer that you should make Black-Eyed Pea Recipes on New Year’s Day to get good luck in the new year! So I’m sharing my favorite recipes with black-eyed peas to see if I can inspire you to make some lucky food to eat on New Year’s Day!

I learned about this tradition in the early days of my blog, and the black-eyed peas have certainly brought me luck. And I love the flavor of this humble little ingredient, and I’ve had fun experimenting with it.

All these recipes do have some carbs, but black eyed peas are tasty and loaded with fiber and I think they’re worth enjoying once a year for a lucky food! And see notes, because some recipes have a lot of protein and vegetables and not that many black-eyed peas, so those are not so high in carbs!

What are Black-Eyed Peas?

Black-eyed peas are part of the family called Cowpeas, and although they are called peas Black-Eyed Peas are really a bean.

Why are Black-Eyed Peas considered a lucky food?

Black-Eyed Peas are eaten to greet the New Year in the United States, especially in the southern states. They’re often eaten with collard greens in a dish called Hopping John, and the peas symbolize prosperity and the collard greens symbolize money. Legends about the luck-enhancing properties of these foods date back to the Civil War in the South. Read more about eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.

What kind of black-eyed peas do I use for these recipes?

You can make any of these recipes with dried, canned, or frozen black-eyed peas. I prefer the ease and texture of the frozen ones, so that’s the type of usually use.

How do you get the complete recipe?

Just click any recipe title to see the complete recipe with nutritional information!

Lucky Black-Eyed Peas Recipes:

Black Bean Salad with Black-Eyed Peas has peppers, red onion, and cilantro, with a zesty dressing, and this is a lucky salad that’s really flavorful. See tips in the recipe if you’re not a cilantro fan.

This Hopping John Soup is the most popular black-eyed pea recipe on Kalyn’s Kitchen. This could also be called Black-Eyed Peas, Ham, and Collard Greens Soup for those who aren’t familiar with it. So Yummy!

This Black-Eyed Pea Hummus is one of my personal favorites; do you like these flavors? I eat it with my favorite low-carb pita bread.

Black-Eyed Pea Soup that has chicken sausage and peppers is another tasty option. This is a delicious recipe with a lot of sausage and peppers and not so many black-eued peas, so it’s a soup that’s relatively low in net carbs! And there’s an even lower-carb option in the post.

I updated the photos for this Black-Eyed Pea Salad to entice you to make it! And if you like Southwestern flavors you’ll love this salad that has has peppers and a tasty lime-cumin vinaigrette!

Want to make black-eyed peas in the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot?

Check out Slow Cooker 0r Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas Recipes on my Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker site for more 18 more lucky food ideas to celebrate the new year!

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