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This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is the perfect slow cooker soup recipe for New Year’s Day! Packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes for an easy, comforting soup.

This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is the perfect slow cooker soup recipe for New Year's Day! Packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes for an easy, comforting soup.

Cabbage Soup with Black Eyed Peas

This Cabbage and Black Eyed Pea Soup is a warm bowl of comfort, happiness, and good luck! Southern tradition calls for eating greens and peas if you’d like wealth and financial success in the new year, so this is definitely the soup you want to have at midnight on New Year’s Eve!

This easy black eyed pea soup is made in the slow cooker, so you know you won’t have to skip or hurry festivities just to get the meal ready. It’s gluten free and packed full of vegetables and broth, so it becomes a nutritious, tasty meal for nearly everyone. It’s great for feeding a crowd!

Ingredients for Black Eyed Pea Soup

This is essentially a cabbage soup with ground beef and black eyed peas tossed in. Yum! Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll need. For exact measurements, keep scrolling down to the printable recipe card.

  • Lean Ground Beef – I love the flavor this provides, but you could easily replace the beef with pork if you want to hit 3 New Year’s traditions at once!
  • Produce – Onion, green bell pepper, and cabbage should all be chopped, and the garlic should be very finely chopped.
  • Spices – Chili powder, oregano, cumin, garlic powder, and onion powder all combine to make this super flavorful.
  • Canned Goods – tomatoes with green chilis, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chicken broth are all added in this soup. If you’ve canned some of your own tomatoes, you can use those in place of the crushed tomatoes. You will need the liquid from the cans, so don’t discard or drain!
  • Black Eyed Peas – Frozen peas work best in this soup. They are able to become tender without going so long to become mushy.

You will also need some water. You may want to use sliced green onions and shredded cheese to garnish and add more flavor!

How to Make Black Eyed Pea Soup

Because this black eyed peas and cabbage soup lets the slow cooker do most of the work, you can spend New Year’s Eve actually relaxing and enjoying the day’s festivities. 

Brown the ground beef

In a large skillet, soup pot, or Dutch oven, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat. When it’s done, drain off the fat. If you’re using a multi-purpose cooker (like an Instant Pot), you could complete this in there to avoid transferring the soup to a slow cooker later.

This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is the perfect slow cooker soup recipe for New Year's Day! Packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes for an easy, comforting soup.
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Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic

Leave the beef in the skillet and add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Stir and continue cooking for a 2-4 minutes. Add spices and stir well.

Add remaining ingredients

If you’re making this in a skillet, go ahead and transfer all of this into your slow cooker. If you are making this in a Dutch oven or multi-purpose cooker, leave it. Add the cabbage, broth, water, all canned goods (including the juices from the cans), and the black eyed peas. Stir well.

Cook in slow cooker or on stove

If you’re cooking this on the stove, bring the soup to a boil and simmer for 1-1 1/2 hours. If you’re cooking this in the slow cooker, cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 8 hours.

This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is the perfect slow cooker soup recipe for New Year's Day! Packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes for an easy, comforting soup.
This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is the perfect slow cooker soup recipe for New Year's Day! Packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes for an easy, comforting soup.

Serve

Add a piece or two of cornbread for the ultimate comfort food meal! You can go spicy with Jalapeno Cornbread, try this super Cheesy Cornbread, or get a bit sweet with these Sweet Potato and White Cheddar Corn Muffins! If you prefer crusty bread with yours instead, smear it with some Roasted Garlic!

Store

This should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. It’s perfect for leftovers, so consider portioning out into individual sized meals for an easy grab-and-go leftover lunch!

Freeze

You can freeze this soup, and it will last up to 3 months. However, cabbage can change texture quite a bit the longer it’s frozen, so I recommend eating it as soon as possible.

Reheat

Individual portions can be rewarmed with 45-second blasts in the microwave. To reheat the entire soup, warm over medium low, covered, until warm throughout.

This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is the perfect slow cooker soup recipe for New Year's Day! Packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes for an easy, comforting soup.

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FAQs about Cabbage Soup

Can cabbage soup be vegetarian?

Absolutely! Leave out the meat and substitute the chicken broth for vegetable broth. You may like to replace the meat with rice to bulk it up, but I haven’t tried that and couldn’t advise on the amount of time or rice needed.

Can you cook black eyed pea soup ahead of time?

Yes, this soup holds up well in the fridge for 3-4 days, so you could make it a few days ahead of time, then serve when you’re ready.

Which meats work best in cabbage soup?

Cabbage soup is delicious with any meat, especially if you season it well! I love ground beef, but turkey, chicken, or pork would all be delicious.

This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is the perfect slow cooker soup recipe for New Year's Day! Packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes for an easy, comforting soup.

Cabbage and Blackeyed Pea Soup

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

This Cabbage and Black-Eyed Pea Soup is packed with black-eyed peas, onions, bell pepper, cabbage, and tomatoes! Perfect for New Years!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 cups cabbage, chopped small
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (10 ounce) can of tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
  • 1 (16 ounce) package of frozen black eyed peas
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (32 ounces) carton chicken broth
  • 1 cup of water

Instructions

  1. Heat a large pot to medium high. Brown ground beef and drain off any fat.
  2. Add the chopped onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook for 2 minutes or until softened.
  3. Add spices, stir well.
  4. Add in the remaining ingredients (do not drain any of the cans) and stir well.
  5. Bring mixture to a slight simmer, then reduce to medium low, cover, and let cook for at least one hour or up to 90 minutes.

Slow Cooker Version:

  1. Follow steps 1-3 add ingredients to a large slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 1/4 cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 173Total Fat: 2.8gTrans Fat: 0gSodium: 571mgCarbohydrates: 21.5gFiber: 6.6gSugar: 8.8gProtein: 18.3g

To avoid any confusion I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it is not known to affect blood glucose levels. To calculate Keto recipes listed on this site carbs - fiber = net carbs.

© Annie Holmes
Cuisine: American / Category: Soup
 

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Comments

  1. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says

    Oh man, I would’ve been a wreck if I thought my dog had gotten out, too! I’m so glad that story had a happy ending though. I’m sure Finway’s owners were so relieved that they found someone to look out for him! This black eyed pea soup looks delicious! I’ve never had a kind with cabbage before, so I’m loving all of these flavors!

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    • Maebells says

      It is really good! Clayton doesn’t *think* he likes cabbage but in stuff like this it cooks down and gets pretty soft so as long as I chop it up pretty small he never even notices! haha!

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  4. Isadora says

    Oh my gosh, that is hilarious Annie! I’m so glad you found his owners! I always wonder what I would do if I was driving around and saw Cheeto outside! It has been so cold here lately so I’m so craving soup! I’m also planning on eating a ton of black eyed peas in a few days 🙂

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  5. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

    This is soooo mouthwatering, Annie! I am in love with black eyed peas and am always looking for new ways to cook with them. And of course, the tradition in the York house is to eat them not only on New Years day, but anytime of year! This is hearty and looks just delicious!!

    So relieved Finway’s family was found! A win-win for both families.. and Finway. Poor pup. Sounds like he had a good day rompin around in the neighborhood!

    Thank you for this delicious and gorgeous recipe, Annie!

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    • Maebells says

      Yes! I bet he slept soundly the night he found his way home! I am sure he was hungry and tired! And I love black eyed peas too! They are one of my favorites for sure! Happy New Year to you Traci!

      Reply

  8. jill says

    Aaawwww…great story! Getting some cabbage to make this…sounds delicious. I might even use my new crockpot!! I got another pkg from you too, what a great surprise..thank you!

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  9. Danielle says

    Oh my gosh, I would have totally freaked out too Annie! One of our dogs was in the backyard and the gate was left open and she got out, thankfully her barking at a squirrel gave it away but I ran as fast as I could to get her. So glad you found the owner too, I’m sure they were excited!

    This looks like the perfect comfort food after a long day too, perfect for New Years!

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  10. Andi @ The Weary Chef says

    You are the sweetest, Annie. I can’t believe you walked all over the neighborhood looking for that dog’s home! I’m so glad your story had a happy ending. I’m also so glad you made this soup so I can make it too 🙂 Looks delicious!

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  16. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says

    Oh my goodness, that was so sweet that you walked all over the neighborhood looking for Finway’s home! I’m so glad to hear everything worked out in the end. This soup sounds so hearty and comforting and perfect after all that excitement! Looks delicious!

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  18. Gail says

    Oh Wow. Jerry and I just tried your Cabbage and Black-eye pea soup. It was delicious!! We definitely cook again. Would this soup freeze well?

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    • Maebells says

      Thank you Gail!! I am so glad you enjoyed it! I imagine it will freeze fine. I actually froze half of ours, but I have not used it yet. I freeze most soups though, so I don’t think there would be an issue! 🙂

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    • Annie Holmes says

      Hi Ina, I have never tried adding potatoes so I am not sure. This soup is already very hearty with so much filling so if you do add them you probably need to add more liquid.

      Reply

  20. JoAnn Hoffman says

    sounds yummy. we like to eat pork on new years so I thought about replacing ground beef with italian sausage, and will serve it with corn bread. should have all the traditions covered. Happy New Year.

    Reply

  26. Mightyfrances says

    Do you add the cabbage at the beginning? Seems like it might be overcooked. Think this would be great with corned beef in place the hamburger.

    Reply

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