BLACKEYE PEA CASSEROLE

1 PKG BLACKEYE PEAS
1 CUP COOKED RICE
1 CUP DICED HAM
1 CAN TOMATOES
1/4 CUP CHOPPED ONION
1 CUP CHOPPED GREEN PEPPER

PUT PEAS IN 1½ CUP BOILING WATER. BRING TO SECOND
BOILING, REDUCE HEAT, COVER, COOK 30 - 35 MINUTES OR
UNTIL PEAS ARE TENDER. MIX WITH RICE, HAM, TOMATOES,
ONIONS AND GREEN PEPPER. MIX WELL. SEASON WITH SALT
AND PEPPER. POUR IN BUTTERED CASSEROLE AND BAKE
45 MINUTES AT 350ºF.