Black-Eyed Pea Sausage Dip

Directions

Ingredients :

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 large onion

chopped

4 stalks celery

chopped

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 (12 ounce) package reduced fat pork sausage

3 (15.5 ounce) cans black-eyed peas

undrained

2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as Rotel®)

Methods :

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Scoop vegetables into a slow cooker.

Place sausage in the same skillet. Cook, breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to the slow cooker; pour in black-eyed peas and diced tomatoes with green chiles.

Cook on Low until black-eyed peas are tender, about 16 hours.