Black-Eyed Pea and Collards Soup

Whole Grain Crackers
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Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced
  • 2 carrots, cut into ½-inch-thick slices
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 lb collard greens, trimmed and chopped
  • 2 (15.5-oz) cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (14.5) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes 
  • 1 (32-oz) carton vegetable broth 
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook onion, celery, and carrots in hot oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat 10 minutes or until tender and browned.
  2. Add garlic and collards; sauté 5 minutes or until collards begin to wilt. Add peas, tomatoes, broth, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.

Side Dish Ingredients

  •  20 whole grain saltine crackers

Side Dish Instructions

  1.  Serve crackers with soup.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 4
Calories
164
70
234
Fat (g) 6 1.5 7.5
Sat. Fat (g) 1 0 1
Protein (g) 7 1 8
Carb (g) 23 12 35
Fiber (g) 6 0 6
Sodium (mg) 716 125 841

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