Kelly JensenThis Vegetarian Black Eyed Pea Soup with sausage and collard greens is a hearty and filling lunch! Easy soup recipe, great for meal prep lunches. Enjoy as a hearty meal, alongside a slice of thick crusty sourdough or a warm flaky biscuit. Great for fall or winter, a cozy soup by the fire.
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This Vegetarian Black Eyed Pea Soup is so unbelievably flavorful and satisfying! It’s warm and smoky from the vegan sausage, and makes a great lunch or dinner for these chilly autumn nights. Great to meal prep for the week – this good-for-you soup is loaded with greens, veggies, and vegan protein.
This Vegetarian Black Eyed Pea Soup Is:
- Warming
- Hearty
- Smoky
- Satisfying
- Filling
- High protein
- Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Meatless!
This is a great New Year’s Day black eyed pea recipe! People traditionally enjoy black eyed peas on January 1st for a year of prosperity and good fortune. But why wait until next year? This warm and earthy soup is ready in under an hour, and is a fantastic meal in itself. You can enjoy it with sourdough bread, garlic and herb sourdough croutons, or with a slice of rosemary focaccia bread.
A Note On Cooking Black Eyed Peas
I rarely use canned beans in my recipes, as I prefer to cook them from scratch. While canned beans are super convenient, they are often loaded with sodium. If you buy canned black eyed peas, I’d strongly recommend using a no salt added variety.
I like to cook dried beans because they are easy to cook (especially in the Instant Pot), are incredibly cost efficient, and I can add seasoning or flavors to the beans while they cook.
What’s In This Black Eyed Pea Soup Recipe?
- Black Eyed Peas: which you can cook from scratch in the instant pot or stove top, or just used canned. I wrote the recipe below to call for 2 cans of beans – I always use low or no sodium beans because normal canned beans can be loaded with sodium (not a great way to start a healthy New Year!)
- Sausage of choice: I used a veggie sausage in this soup, but you can use any kind of sausage you prefer.. whatever you normally cook with would be great in this recipe!
- Onions: for a bit of flavor and kick
- Carrots: for color and sweetness
- Garlic: I use fresh when I can, but this organic jarred garlic is the next best thing! And super conveneint to have pre-chopped garlic on hand when you don’t have a lot of time to prep.
- Celery: celery, carrots, and onion are the holy trinity and really belong in any soup 🙂
- Diced Tomatoes: I used these amazing diced tomatoes, also no sodium! The sausage will have plenty of sodium, so cut back whereever possible in this recipe. I like the boxed tomatoes (over canned) because they are BPA free and are way more envinronmentally friendly than aluminum. Plus they are fairly inexpensive, so great to stock up your pantry with!
- Collard Greens: for color and some roughage. They give this dish some southern soul, and the greens hold up fantastic to being cooked! If you can’t find collard greens at your market, you can use kale or spinach instead.
- Spices: garlic salt, pepper, crushed pepper flakes for heat.
How Do I Make This Vegan Black Eyed Pea Soup Recipe?
- In a Dutch oven or other heavy bottom pot, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the onions and saute for 5 or 6 minutes until they begin to soften.
- Add the carrots, celery, vegan sausage, tomatoes, black eyed peas, garlic salt, and vegetable stock. Stir well to combine, bring pot to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer on low for 30 minutes or until carrots are cooked through.
- Add the collard green to the pot, and cook for another 10 minutes on low heat.
- Taste and add crushed red pepper flakes for heat, and fresh black pepper to taste. Enjoy!
Make Black Eyed Pea Soup Gluten Free for a Healthy Version
This gluten free black eyed pea soup recipe is a simple meal to make without the wheat. I’m all about making recipes gluten free when I can. Gluten free cooking does NOT have to be bland, boring, or flavorless… It’s quite the opposite when done right. By building meals around gluten free pantry staples and swapping in a few wheat-less ingredients you can make healthier meals for you and your family. I made a list of my 125 favorite gluten free pantry ingredients that we use on a weekly basis, and check out all my gluten free recipes here that are on The Herbeevore. These easy and healthy recipes are fantastic meals for everyone at your table.
Other Hearty Soup Recipes You’ll Love!
French Carrot Lentil Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Coconut Milk Cream of Mushroom Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Mango Black Bean Chili (Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Coconut Black Bean Soup (Pantry Staple, Vegan, Gluten Free)
Turkey Butternut Squash Chili (Paleo, Whole30, Keto, 21 Day Fix)
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Vegetarian Black Eyed Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 sweet onion thinly sliced
- 2 carrots diced
- 2 celery stalks chopped
- 3 links plant-based sausage sliced into half moons
- 1 14 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 3 cups cooked black eyed peas 2 13-ounce cans, drained
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 8 cups No-Salt-Added Vegetable Stock
- 2 cups collard greens chopped
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes optional
- freshly ground Tellicherry Black Pepper
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven or other heavy bottom pot, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the onions and saute for 5 or 6 minutes until they begin to soften.
- Add the carrots, celery, vegan sausage, tomatoes, black eyed peas, garlic salt, and vegetable stock. Stir well to combine, bring pot to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer on low for 30 minutes or until carrots are cooked through.
- Add the collard green to the pot, and cook for another 10 minutes on low heat.
- Taste and add crushed red pepper flakes for heat, and fresh black pepper to taste. Enjoy!
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