HOPPIN' JOHN 'N' SAUSAGES 1 lb. sweet Italian sausages, sliced 1/2-inch thick 1 medium-size onion, chopped (1/2 c.) 1 small sweet green pepper, halved, seeded and chopped (for extra color, use 1/2 green and 1/2 red pepper; 1/2 c.) 2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 1 1/2 c. long-grain rice, cooked by label directions 2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen black-eyed peas, cooked by label directions and drained well 3 Tbsp. melted bacon drippings, vegetable or olive oil (about) Bake sausage one layer deep, cut sides up, in a shallow roasting pan, uncovered, in a moderate 325 degrees oven for 1 hour until nicely browned and cooked through. Reserve drained sausage drippings into a large skillet and stir-fry onion and pepper 5 minutes, until tender. Transfer into a large bowl; add sausage, rice, peas, salt, pepper and bacon drippings; toss well. If mixture seems dry, add a little extra bacon drippings or oil. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |