Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

A wooden spoon serves black-eyed peas with ham into a white bowl.

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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

This Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas recipe is the fastest way to get the perfect peas. Loaded with ham, bacon, and flavor they make a great side dish for your favorite meals.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Release Time20

Total Time55

Course: Side Dishes

Cuisine: American

Servings: Cups

Calories: 518kcal

Author: Kim Schob

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 Pound Dried Black Eyed Peas sorted and rinsed
6 Cups Chicken Broth
2 Cups Cooked Cubed Ham
8 Ounces Bacon chopped
1 Medium Yellow Onion diced
2 Tablespoons Salted Butter
2 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
1 Teaspoon Pepper
½ Teaspoon Salt
Minced Fresh Parsley optional garnish

Cups - Metric

Instructions

Turn the instant pot to saute mode.
Melt the butter in the pressure cooker.
Once the butter is fully melted add the chopped bacon, minced garlic, and diced onion.
Cook for 10 minutes.
Add the peas, ham, salt, pepper and broth.
Turn the pot onto normal pressure, and cook for 15 minutes.
Naturally release the pressure for 20 minutes. Then manually release any remaining pressure.
Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.

Notes

Flavor: If you decide to add a bay leaf to your instant pot of eye peas, make sure that you remove it before you serve them.
Ham: Don't have leftover ham on hand? You can use diced ham from the lunch meat section of your store or a ham steak from the meat department.
Broth: Out of chicken broth? You can use chicken stock, vegetable broth, or even water to make this recipe.
Water: If you use water instead of broth, make sure that you add extra salt to give these tender black-eyed peas extra flavor.
Creamy: Want creamy peas? Use a potato masher to crush some of them up to add a creamy texture.

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