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Black-Eyed Pea Tomato Soup with Corn and Greens

A brothy, gently spicy tomato soup with creamy black-eyed peas, sweet corn, crisp-tender green beans and silky spinach, brightened with a splash of cider vinegar.

Black-Eyed Pea Tomato Soup with Corn and Greens

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow oniondiced
  • 1 medium119 gGreen bell pepperdiced
  • 2 stalks80 gCelerydiced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1 tsp1 gDried thyme
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • 14½ oz411 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 3 cups720 gLow-sodium chicken broth
  • 2½ cups440 gBlack-eyed peas, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 1½ cups cut150 gGreen beanstrimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cup136 gCorn kernels, frozen
  • 3 cups loosely packed90 gBaby spinach
  • 2 tsp10 gApple cider vinegar
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 medium30 gGreen onionsthinly sliced

Steps

  1. Prep first: dice the yellow onion, green bell pepper and celery, mince the garlic, trim and cut the green beans, and thinly slice the green onions. Drain and rinse the black-eyed peas.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the yellow onion, green bell pepper and celery and cook, stirring, until soft, about 8 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic, tomato paste, smoked paprika, dried thyme and red pepper flakes and stir for 1 to 2 minutes until the paste darkens.
  4. Pour in the canned diced tomatoes and the chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits, then add the black-eyed peas.
  5. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer, partly cover and cook 15 minutes.
  6. Add the green beans and the frozen corn kernels and simmer until the green beans are tender, about 8 minutes.
  7. Stir in the baby spinach until wilted, then season with the cider vinegar, salt and black pepper.
  8. Ladle into bowls and scatter the sliced green onions on top.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy low-sodium chicken broth labeled gluten-free.

Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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