Vegetable Gumbo

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Beans + rice = great combination! Thanks to the other reviews, I pre-cooked the black-eyed peas in accordance with the instructions on the package; they came out perfect. This dish is good, but only without the kale. (I used kale because I do not like collards. After we sampled the dish, my husband wouldn't eat it, and I had a hard time getting it down as well. We spent an hour picking out all the kale, then I mixed the beans with the rice, then refrigerated it. I reheated it the next day, and it was pretty good. I might make it again, but only without the greens. (By the way, I used home-made chicken stock, which seasoned it beautifully.

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First off, I should address the issue with the black-eyed peas. I became suspicious of the recipe saying to cook the peas for 15 min when the package said to cook them for 40-45 min, so I checked the reviews to see if this was a problem for anyone else (which it was. I only have two burners and I already had the rice cooking, so I microwaved the peas in water, covered, for about 8 min. The peas were fully cooked by the end (though I did cook the whole thing at least an extra 5 min. The gumbo came out surprisingly good for a vegetarian version! I also sprinkled a little Parmesan cheese on top, which added a nice flavor, and served it with brown rice. Delicious! Just be sure to read the package for the cooking time of the black-eyed peas!

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I agree with novembernightstar about the frozen beans being too hard. I enjoyed the dish. It is tasty and it didn't taste anything like gumbo, which is fine for me since I'm not a big fan. I added an extra cup of broth and continued to simmer until both the kale and beans softened to my liking. I will make it again and add the soyrizo as someone else suggested. I would suggest either using your own homemade beans or buying them canned. I had homemade black beans at home but wanted to follow the recipe as called for.

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I really, really wanted to like this. I made it because I bought beautiful organic rainbow chard and wanted to use it while it was nice and fresh. Unfortunately, when I added the black-eyed peas and the chard, it took so long to cook the peas (and by the time I finally called it quits, they still were too hard for my taste, the chard was way overcooked. I followed the recipe, using frozen black-eyed peas, but next time (if I make it again, I will use canned and add the chard waaaaay later. I didn't finish an entire bowl and the garbage disposal got the rest.

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Very nice! Couldn't find black-eyed peas up here in New England so used pinto beans instead. It was very filling and not hard to make at all. Look forward to leftovers tomorrow night.

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This was easy and delicious! My husband who is a meat eater really enjoyed it too...and it's better the next day! We also added some veggie chorizo style sausage - yum!

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Awesome! I'm on the weight watchers diet and it was a great recipe for my points system!

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This recipe is sooo good! It "tastes green" according to my three-year-old says, but it's really good if you like vegetables. My three-year-old did not like it, so he go boxed mac and cheese instead. Oh well. I still give this recipe five stars. Next time I think I might add some shredded chicken and shrimp. This was way easy to make and it's definitely going on my weeknight menu. One of these days I hope my little one will come around and enjoy this meal with us.

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When I first saw this recipe, I didn't think it would be as tasty as it actually is. I was pleasantly surprised. Ingredients are something I usually stock in my fridge so I can make this on any day. And steps are so easy and cooks so fast that this is truly for week nights! Next time, I might add spicy sausage or something but the recipe is excellent as is!

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I just finished this recipe. It's easy...I had everything in the fridge. It's hearty, yummy and NO GUILT. I doubled the recipe so I have A LOT to share with my friends. Thank you for making healthy food look and taste delicious!