Is it just a southern thing to eat black eyed peas on New Years Day for luck? I know I’ve been doing it for as long as I can remember (and sometimes only when I remember). This year I got really fancy pants and spiced up my favorite black eyed pea dip recipe. Sure I like them whole with a glob of mayo on top as much as the next guy, but these little black eyed pea taco cups are perfect for a party.
Ingrediants
- 1 brick cream cheese
- Green onion diced
- 2 TBS Louisiana hot sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Shredded cheese
- 5 Cans black eyed peas
- 2-3 TBS Garlic
- 1 TBS butter
- Onion
- Tortillas
- Cayenne pepper to taste
- Tortillas
Supplies
- Mini muffin tin
- Round cookie cutter
- Blender (Ninja, food processor)
- Skillet
- Large Bowl
Step 1
Saute butter, chopped garlic and onions until onions are translucent.
Step 2
Drain and rinse canned black eyed peas.
Step 3
In a large bowl add peas, room temp cream cheese, onions, garlic and spices. I usually eyeball my spices, but let me say that I had horrible allergies when I made this batch which meant I spiced the poop out of these and I tend to like things extra spicy anyway.
Step 4
I used a hand blender to make a giant pile of black eyed mush.
Step 5
Use a cookie cutter slightly larger than the size of your muffin tin to make circles. Mine happen to have scalloped edges.
Step 6
Microwave the tortillas for 30 seconds to make them easier to squeeze into muffin tin.
Step 7
Fit tortillas into muffin tins. Cook for 10 minutes at 350. Remove from oven and add a scoop of dip into the center of each tortilla cup and heat another 5-8 minutes. Remove a 3rd time and sprinkle with cheese and chopped green onion bake until cheese is melted.
Serve these suckers hot and fresh out the kitchen’. They get soggy quick like a nacho. A little avocado on the side is aways a good idea. This is a super yummy way to get lucky in 2017, it can’t be worse than 2016 am I right. Need a Super Bowl snack, might I suggest these. Got the crafty munchies – boom. So spill it, do you eat black eyed peas on New Years Day?
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