New Year's Day Soup

Ingredients

• 30 ounce black-eyed peas undrained canned
• 8 ounce tomato sauce canned
• 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes diced undrained canned
• 2  carrots chopped
• 2 rib celery chopped
• 1 cup ham smoked diced lean
• 29 ounce chicken broth fat-free low-sodium, canned
• 0.5 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 29 ounce no-salt-added stewed tomatoes undrained canned
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 1.5 cups pkt spinach fresh chopped
• 10 servings garnish: spinach fresh chopped

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Saute first 5 ingredients over medium heat in a Dutch oven until vegetables are tender.
2. Stir in black-eyed peas and next 4 ingredients; bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups spinach, parsley, and pepper.
3. Garnish, if desired.