Italian Hot Turkey Sausage and Black-Eyed Peas

I made this tonight for a special meal for my husband. The flavoring was very good, but I was surprised at just how much pasta was in this dish. I might try customizing it with more sausage and celery, but overall it was very warm, very spicy and an excellent blend. Very filling. I used regular hot sausage. The seasoning was perfect. I made garlic bread to go with it, which fit nicely. Thanks for the holiday submission!

This is a great recipe for something fast, healthy, tasty, and inexpensive. It was very tasty, though not AMAZING, if you know what I mean. I will certainly be making it again, though. I added some kale I had so as to have a green vegetable in the meal, and it went well. Be sure you have a big enough skillet! This recipe really does have 6 servings.

DELICIOUS! I substituted hot Italian venison sausage for the turkey sausage, but otherwise followed the recipe as is. It was fantastic and the leftovers were even better! Disregard the other reviews that say it is just okay and give it a try; you won't be sorry!!

This was really good! The only thing I changed was adding a small can of tomato sauce to the broth, because I knew my husband wouldn't like the tomato chunks, and then a little bit of pepper.

This is a really good recipe. I did not give it five stars because that rating should be saved for a knock your socks off dish. It had good flavor and I liked the components of this dish.

This recipe was pretty good but I know why it calls for low sodium broth. Too salty... Oops.

Very good! I used regular Hot Italian Sausage which spiced it up a bit. Good way to get those New year's Black Eyed Peas.

Really delicious with a 6 oz can of tomato paste & mild sausage! I used about half the pasta recommended & the dish turned out really well.

I changed some ingredients to this recipe due to leftovers that were in the fridge. Instead of pasta, I used white rice. Also, I used the standard Italian seasoning instead of oregano. I bought frozen peas and cooked them with the onions and some minced garlic. Just before the peas were done, I sauteed Kielbasa sausage instead of the hot sausage, with the diced tomatoes and more seasoning. I did not buy the low sodium chicken broth but it was not too salty. In fact, I used more minced garlic in the sausage mixture. When all this was done, I mixed it all together in a large pot. My husband (he doesn't like the peas) and I enjoyed this meal a lot. Even my husband liked it! It was something different for the traditional black eyed peas meal and left some for the next day.

too salty

I LOVED this recipe!!! I have a ton of black eyed peas leftover from our church pot luck, so I've been scouring the internet for recipes to use them in. This is a winner! I used the 8 oz. of pasta like the recipe called for, and I thought it was just right (I actually probably used a little more). I broke each into 4 pieces. The only differences I made was to use Kielbasa and tomato sauce, since I didn't have those specific ingredients. Yum!

I used mild italian sausage and left out the celery just because I didn't have any but otherwise followed the recipe. It made a very tasty meal...and clean-up was a breeze since it only dirtied up one pan to make this!

My 12 yo son went crazy over this. He said it could be a lot worse, but still be really good... hmm, I'll take it. I used regular Italian sausage and added red pepper flakes for some heat. I used angel hair pasta and simmered it, covered, until the broth was mostly all soaked up.

I was so nervous on how this would taste because I accidentally bought regular chicken broth instead low sodium and some reviewers complained of saltiness. So I diluted the stock (60%broth/40%water) and it turned out great! That's the only change I made. Hubby says it's a keeper.

Very tasty. I amped it up by using hot sausage. I’d recommend using elbow macaroni and only about 6 oz. also I would add another half can of beans as they got lost in the rest of the ingredients.

Used thin spaghetti and mild italian sausage . Very good! Husband devoured it.

This was really good! My husband even commented that he liked it, which is rare. I used Italian beef sausage instead of turkey.

Loved it. Easy to make and flavorful.

So flavorful! Definitely use low sodium broth because it’s too salty with regular. I also recommend fire roasted tomatoes. Will make again for sure!

This was surprisingly good! I have made it twice now with very good reviews from the whole family. I initially just wanted to use up the leftover dried black eyed peas I had in the pantry (usually we only eat them on New Year's Day an I only make half a bag for that!) but we found we really liked this dish a lot! I did use precooked dried beans in place of the canned (about 1/4 of a pound bag). The first time I made it I used mild Italian sausage because it was what I had in the freezer. It WAS good but it does need a little kick from the hot Italian sausage. The second time I made it I used regular hot/spicy Italian Sausage and I do prefer it. There were only 5 links in my package instead of the 6 called for in the recipe but it was plenty. I have not tried the turkey sausage yet (used the regular kind) because of lack of availability at my local store during the stay at home orders but the regular was not greasy. It worked just fine. I did cut the oregano amount in half and used basil for the other half of the seasoning (just for personal preference--I like basil a little better than oregano). The first time I made this, I was concerned there was not enough liquid for the pasta and added the rest of a 32 oz carton of stock--do NOT do that. It is enough liquid as the recipe is written--just mash the pasta down in the liquid so it isn't sticking out and it will cook. I would go by the time on your pasta box instead of the recipe for cooking time for the pasta