New Years Good Luck Soup
Start your year off right with a hearty bowl of New Year's Good Luck Soup, a soul-warming recipe packed with tradition and flavor. This comforting soup combines tender black-eyed peas, vibrant collard greens, and smoky sausage in a savory chicken broth, all enhanced with aromatic spices like thyme and smoked paprika. The inclusion of black-eyed peas and collard greens symbolizes prosperity and good fortune, making this dish a timeless favorite for New Year celebrations. Quick and easy to prepare in just 50 minutes, this one-pot wonder is perfect for feeding a crowd or meal-prepping for the week ahead. Serve it as-is or over a bed of fluffy rice for added texture and indulgence. Celebrate the season with a bowlful of luck and deliciousness!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 12 ounces smoked sausage, sliced into rounds
- 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups canned black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
- 4 cups collard greens, chopped
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, canned
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 0.25 teaspoon red chili flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups rice, cooked (optional, for serving)
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
Add the diced onion and sauté for 5 minutes, or until translucent.
Stir in the minced garlic and cook for an additional 1 minute, until fragrant.
Add the smoked sausage slices and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned.
Pour in the chicken broth and bring the mixture to a simmer.
Stir in the black-eyed peas, collard greens, and diced tomatoes with their juice.
Add the thyme, smoked paprika, red chili flakes (if using), salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine.
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and let the soup simmer for 20 minutes, or until the collard greens are tender.
Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Serve hot in bowls. Optionally, spoon the soup over cooked rice for a heartier meal.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
2460 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 124.6 g | 160% | |
| Saturated Fat | 37.6 g | 188% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2.7 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 200 mg | 67% | |
| Sodium | 7076 mg | 308% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 244.1 g | 89% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 36.1 g | 129% | |
| Total Sugars | 36.6 g | ||
| Protein | 96.6 g | 193% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 989 mg | 76% | |
| Iron | 15.3 mg | 85% | |
| Potassium | 3293 mg | 70% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
