Refried Black-Eyed Peas Dip (A New Year’s Good-Luck Tradition)
Sneak Preview: This smoky refried black-eyed peas dip is a warm, savory appetizer made with canned black-eyed peas, chipotle seasoning, green chilies, and melted cheddar. It’s designed for New Year’s Day gatherings and served hot with tortilla chips or flatbread.
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Finding a dime in your food isn’t usually cause for celebration—but on New Year’s Day, it’s a whole different story. Around here, children and grown men alike have eaten more black-eyed peas than they wanted, all in hopes of landing that little piece of good luck.
I’ll admit, I’ve found prayer to be more reliable than legumes when it comes to the year ahead. Still, I love the tradition—and I especially love turning it into something warm, snackable, and meant to be shared. This dip has become one of our easy New Year’s Day standbys, right alongside the chips and conversation.
If you’d rather serve something with a spoon, my Spicy Texas Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Ground Beef makes a hearty, equally traditional option for the same occasion.
Refried Black-Eyed Peas Dip (A New Year’s Good-Luck Tradition)
Ingredients
- 1 15.5 oz can (439 g) jalapeno black-eyed peas
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1-2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 5-6 tablespoons reserved liquid from peas
- 2 teaspoons chipotle powder
- 3-5 drops Hot Sauce
- 2 tablespoons salsa
- 2 tablespoons green chiles, chopped
- ½ teaspoon table or sea salt
- 1 ½ cup (180 g) shredded medium Cheddar Cheese smoked Cheddar is even better if you can find it
Instructions
- Drain the peas: Drain black-eyed peas, reserving the liquid.
- Sauté the garlic: Heat oil in a medium skillet and sauté garlic until fragrant.
- Mash and heat: Add peas and mash with a fork, adding reserved liquid as needed.ing to my husband, who IS a native Texan) and stir to melt just before serving.
- Season: Stir in chipotle powder, hot sauce, salsa, green chilies, and salt. Heat thoroughly.
- Finish with cheese: Stir in shredded cheese just before serving until melted.
- Serve: Serve hot with tortilla chips or flatbread.
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Thanks for this recipe. I’m not a big fan of blackeyed peas but my family believes in the New Years Day tradition – so this how I’m going to start off the year from now on!
We can’t wait to have some of this yummy dip 🙂
This looks delicious! Hoping to get a chance to try some soon. To answer your question, the can in my cupboard has blackeye peas. So I’m thinking it’s one word?
I didn’t learn about the black eyed pea connection to New Year’s until last year. This looks awesome!
Paula,
Hope that you had a wonderful Chirstmas. The dip looks delicious.
Mimi
Hey! You saved me a step!!! I was planning to email you to get this recipe for our New Year’s Day party! lol You’re one step ahead of me…or was this a *hint*hint* 🙂