RECIPE BELOW!! I’ve only heard of “hoppin’ John” recently, only to discover “OH! It’s just black eyed peas and rice!” Lol!

My Paw-Paw always tried to get me to eat black eyes… I always hated them when I was little.

Confession: I hated beans. Like… hated. My husband alway loved red beans & rice, and I always scoffed when he wanted to make it. “Ughh…😒” I hated the taste, texture, everything.

I’ll never forget making one of our first plant-based meal preps. I stared down those damn beans 🤨 😩 as if to say, “OK… we’re gunna do this. It’s going to be OK. I’m going to be OK. I’m going to eat you and LIKE it!! Watch me.. Watch…” (Yes, I did have to give myself pep-talks back when we started bean plant-based recipes.)

I’m one of the biggest testaments to taste bud changes… Y’all, I love beans now. We make/eat them at LEAST once a week, most weeks it’s several days/meals a week that we eat them. WHAAAT!!

This recipe was a WIN for the kiddos!! It’s taken a couple years (👈🏻years) for them to ever ask for beans… and this was the meal where they asked for beans OVER a PB&J when given the choice! Both my husband and I rejoiced!

This is a GREAT meal prep! My husband requests it all the time. I hope y’all enjoy!