Southern Black-Eyed Peas Recipe

• 1 lb. dry black-eyed peas, soaked 6 hours in water
• 3 cups homemade chicken broth, or canned
• 3 cups water
• 2 pieces half-cooked hardwood bacon, or 1/4 cup chopped, left-over ham
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• optional: 1/4 cup slivers of spinach or collard greens (make something else with the rest)
• 1/4 tsp. thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 oz. tomato sauce
• 4 oz. petite diced tomatoes, or 1-2 diced Romas
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

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