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Instant pot black-eyed peas and ham is the perfect dish to make for New Years Day, and pressure cooking makes it so easy!

Instant pot black-eyed peas and ham is the perfect dish to make for New Years Day, and pressure cooking makes it so easy! | APinchOfHealthy.com

I was not planning on posting any more recipes until after the first of the year.

But when I was in Sprouts today, I spied some dry black-eyed peas staring at me in the bulk bins section. They were practically begging to be thrown in my Instant Pot (Amazon affiliate) with our leftover Christmas ham!

After I made them and saw how easy it was, I knew I had to share it on the blog. I mean, three ingredients?! Dump it all in and press a few buttons…it doesn’t get much easier than that.

Now I made mine from dried (not soaked) black-eyed peas. Fresh ones may not need as much cooking time.

If you have a ham hock, that would be perfect for this. Or you can use diced ham like I did here.

And I only took one picture! Maybe I’ll add more later, but I wanted y’all to have this in time for New Year. Happy 2018!

Instant Pot Black-eyed Peas and Ham Recipe

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Instant Pot Black-eyed peas and Ham

Instant pot black-eyed peas and ham is the perfect dish to make for New Years Day, and pressure cooking makes it so easy!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword instant pot black eyed peas
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 22 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 186 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried black-eyed peas (rinsed, but not pre-soaked)
  • 6.5 cups stock (chicken, ham or vegetable - I used 6.5 cups water, plus 2 Tablespoons Better Than Bullion Chicken Base)
  • 5 ounces diced ham

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to the Instant Pot, place the lid on and lock it.

  2. Cook for 30 minutes at high manual pressure. (Note: It will take a little while to come to pressure)

  3. Allow the pot to release naturally. Mine took about 30 minutes, FYI.

  4. Salt and pepper to taste. (Note: Mine did not need any salt since the ham and the Better Than Bullion was so salty.)

Recipe Notes

I like my black-eyed peas really soft and well-done, with a few falling apart. These were perfect for me! If you like yours more firm, reduce cook time by a few minutes.

Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Black-eyed peas and Ham
Amount Per Serving
Calories 186 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 3%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 345mg 14%
Potassium 556mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 27g 9%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Sugars 4g
Protein 14g 28%
Vitamin A 0.4%
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 4.5%
Iron 19.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

 

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  1. Thank you for publishing this recipe! We loved these beans for New year’s day dinner! I made it with my personal favorite add-ins (all chopped: 5 carrots, 3 stalks celery, 1 whole onion) plus lots of garlic powder. The beans turned out soft without being pulverized. my picky-eater grandkids raved about it! That’s such a huge vote of confidence that it made my family’s “Grandma’s famous food” list.

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  3. I am not sure what happened. Made it just like the recipe said and I got bean soup. A little broth is needed but this was entirely too much fluid for 1 pound of dry black eyed peas. Next time I will definitely cut the fluid in half. Otherwise, flavor was good, but it needed extra spices since it was quite watered down.

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  4. My first meal ever and it was soooooo good!! Even though my husband had to come to the rescue with the valve thingie (it was spitting & spewing everywhere) 🤦‍♀️

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  5. I used a ham bone left over from smoking a spiral ham with a pound of dried black eyed peas – the meat left on the bone just fell off & the peas were cooked to perfection!! Will never cook beans or peas any other way!

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  7. This was my first go at the Instant Pot. I first sauteed 3/4 pounds no nitrate bacon and one small onion for ten minutes. Then I added the peas, ham, 6.5 cups chicken broth (unsalted), and dried minced onions/garlic plus paprika. I let it go for 30 minutes and then wind down for 30 minutes. Holy cats! That was delicious! Thank you for your recipe 🙂

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  9. I’m also wondering about this. I have fresh and am not finding any recipes for the instant pot that use fresh. Help!

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  10. I’m going to be using this as my very first instant pot recipe. We like to eat out bep in a bowl with broth. Will there be any broth? Or will the bep soak it all up?

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  11. I did not have any ham, so I used 4 slices of applewood smoked bacon chopped and sauteed it and then used unsalted chicken stock and a little minced onion and it turned out great.

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  13. Better than bullion is NOT HEALTHY! I used organic bone broth instead, but otherwise followed the recipe & my black eyed peas came out awesome!

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  15. Looking at the nutritional guide, and it doesn’t say how much is considered a serving. I need to know for my diabetic husband. Thank you.

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  17. I made this with 6 cups water plus 2 packets of chicken ramen spice and 1 tablespoon butter since I had no broth. I added 1/2 chopped small white Onion, one chopped jalapeno and 1 teaspoon of paprika . Cooked for 25 minutes in insta pot and it turned out great!

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  18. Black-eyed peas are a New Year’s day lunch tradition for our family. I was excited to use my new Instant Pot to make the peas. I used your recipe and they turned out perfect! The recipe was so simple, but the outcome was very tasty. Everyone at our lunch loved them. FYI – I used the “bean/chili” setting (which is 30 mins.), but I reduced it a couple of minutes just make sure the peas were not too mushy. Also, you are right, with the chicken broth and the ham, I did not need to add any salt. Thanks for sharing your recipe

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  20. Can i use canned beans? (all i have) and how long would i cook them for? I have ham and the bone.

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  21. I have the 3 quart IP. I am the only one in the family who will eat beps although as delicious as they will be there may be come converts. I will cut the recipe in half. Should I reduce the water by half? and use the same cook time? Thanks, there really should be a manual for the 3 quart size. The one that came with it is for the large size and all the recipes must be adjusted.

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      • Variation on the same question. I have the 3qt also. Did you recipe fill your 6qt? This doesn’t seem to be too much for a 3qt pot. TIA

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      • I did cut ingredients in half and cook time to 7 minutes and could have cut it to 5 I think as the potatoes were a little mushy. Tasted pretty darn good.

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      • I’m a fool for trying to do the whole pound of peas in my new mini 3 qt. I had added 6 cups of liquid and was just below the fill line so didn’t try for the last 1/2 cup. I guess I’ll see how that goes in about an hour.

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  22. Quick question. Can I use a ham bone in this recipe? I have a wonderful ham bone from our company Christmas party that I have put in the freezer and would like to use it in this recipe. Thank you for your time and response.

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      • I did mine presoaked. Just added enough liquid ( broth) to cover the beans. Cooked about 25 min. Depends if you like them soft or more firm.

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      • So I made this last night (Thank you! I am new to my Instant Pot so it is all trial and error) I had pre-socked beans so I only added 4 cups of chicken stock and cooked for 15 minutes. It was well and truly soup but super delicious! (I added onion, a can of rotel, and smoked paprika with the S&P. I will definitely make again! Thank you. 🙂

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  26. Thanks so much! I received my instant pot for Christmas and your recipe is in time for our celebration of the new year. Love the simplicity of your recipe.

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