Easy Hoppin’ John Recipe for New Years — The Mom 100

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion ((chopped))
• 1 green bell pepper ((cored, seeded, and chopped))
• 2 stalks celery ((chopped))
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ cup chopped sliced ham
• 2 (15-ounce) cans black eyed peas ((drained and rinsed))
• ½ cup less-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ((to taste))
• 2 scallions ((trimmed and sliced; plus more to serve if desired))
• ½ cup roughly chopped flat leaf parsley ((plus more to serve if desired))
• 3 cups hot cooked white or brown rice