This Hot Black Eyed Pea Dip is a perfect appetizer for your party or New Year's Eve or New Year's Day Celebration! Loaded with bacon, cheese, and lots of texture and flavor - it's delicious hot out of the oven!
Originally published January 2012, updated December 2023
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Black-Eyed Pea Dip
So, this is my first (new) recipe here on Rose Bakes that is savory! I made this Hot Black Eyed Pea Dip for New Year's Eve at my parents and I really loved the way it turned out!
Granted, I love black-eyed peas in pretty much any form, but even if you don't like black-eyed peas, you might still like this dip!
It is loaded with texture and you eat it hot out of the oven! Oh, and it has bacon (you can't go wrong with bacon, right?)...and cheese! Hello? Totally yumminess!
What is Black Eyed Pea Dip?
This is similar to Texas Caviar except this dip is served hot or warm and it has a different texture than Cowboy Caviar. This is a warm creamy dip (texture similar to bean dip), loaded with the texture and flavor from bacon, salsa, jalapenos and cheese.
Ingredients
- Dried black-eyed peas, rinsed
- Bacon, cooked and crumbled (or more!)
- Olive oil
- Onion, Chopped Fine
- Garlic, minced
- Ground cumin
- Salsa (hot if you want to add some zing!)
- Sharp cheddar cheese, grated, divided
- Pickled jalapeños, diced
- Salt And Black Pepper To Taste
- Sour cream, green onions, fresh cilantro (optional toppings)
- Tortilla chips, corn chips, or sturdy crackers for serving
Substitutions
Black Eyed Peas: Instead of cooking dried black-eyed peas on the stovetop, alternately you could make Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas, use leftover black-eyed peas, or use canned black-eyed peas. Any variety will work!
Cheese: sharp cheddar adds the most flavor, but medium or mild cheddar would also work just fine. Heck, you could go crazy and use Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack if you like. You can't really go wrong with any common cheese.
Jalapenos: I use pickled, but you could also use fresh jalapeño peppers with the veins and seeds removed, then diced up.
How to make Hot Black Eyed Pea Dip
Since black-eyed peas are thought to bring good luck, this dip is perfect for a New Year's Day celebration. And bonus points because it's really easy and really delicious!
- Bring a pot of water to boil.
- Dump in the dried peas and boil for 30 minutes, or until tender (as tender as a canned black bean would be). Don't let them get too mushy!!
- Drain the beans.
- While the beans are boiling, fry, drain, and chop 6-8 slices of bacon. Reserve 2 tbsp. of bacon grease.
- In the same skillet, add in the chopped onion and garlic. Saute until tender.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, stir together the beans, chopped bacon, sauteed veggies, 1 cup of the shredded cheese and the remaining ingredients.
- Spread into a 7"x11" prepared baking dish (or similar sized dish).
- Bake for 20 minutes then top with remaining cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes (or until the cheese is melted).
- Serve hot with tortilla or corn chips and sour cream, if you like!
Variations
HOT 🔥🔥🔥 - make this dip really spicy and hot (not just temperature hot), by using hot salsa, and pepper jack cheese, and add a few shakes of hot sauce.
Serving Suggestions
This black-eyed pea dip recipe is great mixed in with a variety of appetizers. We always serve it with tortilla chips, but you could also use corn chips or your favorite sturdy crackers. We often have a bunch of appetizers with this dip including marinated cheese, creamy corn dip, and this marshmallow nut roll.
How to Store
Refrigerator: this dip will keep in the fridge for up to a week if covered tightly or in an airtight container. It can be reheated in the microwave.
More Delicious Recipes for New Year's Day
I'd love to hear... do you have any amazing black-eyed pea recipes? Tell me, tell me!
Are ya ready for the recipe? Here's a printable version:
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Hot Black Eyed Pea Dip
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 10-12 1x
Description
This Hot Black Eyed Pea Dip is a perfect appetizer for your party or New Year's Celebration! Loaded with bacon, cheese, lots of texture and flavor - it's delicious hot out of the oven!30
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups dried black eyed peas, rinsed
- 6-8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (or more!)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ whole Onion, Chopped Fine
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ cup salsa (hot if you want to add some zing!)
- 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- ¼ cup chopped jalepeno
- Salt And Black Pepper To Taste
- Sour cream, optional
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil.
- Dump in the dried peas and boil for 30 minutes, or until tender (as tender as a canned black bean would be). Don't let them get too mushy!!
- Drain the beans.
- While the beans are boiling, fry, drain, and chop 6-8 slices of bacon. Reserve 2 tbsp. of bacon grease.
- In the same skillet, add in the chopped onion and garlic. Saute until tender.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a large bowl, stir together the beans, chopped bacon, sauteed veggies, 1 cup of the shredded cheese and the remaining ingredients.
- Spread into a 7"x11" prepared dish (or similar sized dish).
- Bake for 20 minutes then top with remaining cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes (or until the cheese is melted).
- Serve hot with tortilla or corn chips and sour cream, if you like!
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Rose
I hope you enjoy!! 🙂
Sandra L Garth
I would love to make this for New Year's Eve!
Rose
I think you'll love it Sandra! Happy Holidays!