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Kim’s Black-Eyed Pea Dip

I’m sort of a snob when it comes to trying new recipes. I just seem to like my old tried and true ones best, and it takes a lot for something new to grab my attention. I had to have the recipe for this dip after I tried it on Super Bowl Sunday 2006. Garth is a die-hard Steelers fan, so it was an exciting day. Everybody always brings something for the party, and this was my friend Kim’s contribution. Being a good southern girl, I love anything with black-eyed peas in it, but for you folks who are right now turning up your noses at the idea of eating black-eyed peas, all I can say is just try it. In fact, maybe I should name it something else for those skeptics. How about Pea Dippy?

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 10

Ingredients

3

(15-ounce) cans black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained

1

/2 cup finely chopped canned pickled jalapeños, juices reserved

10

ounces cheddar cheese, grated

1

medium sweet onion, finely chopped

1

/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened

1

/4 teaspoon garlic powder

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Preparation

  1. In an electric mixer or large mixing bowl, mix together the peas, jalapeños, 3 tablespoons of the reserved jalapeño juice, cheddar, onion, butter, and garlic powder until blended. Heat the dip in a medium Crock-Pot and serve it warm with corn chips.

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Reprinted from Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours © 2014 by Trisha Yearwood. Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC. Buy the full book from Amazon.