Recipe - Hoppin John

This one is for Andre - a little soul food!  This dish is super easy to make, is full of flavor and is great on a fall day.  This dish can't be served without cornbread!

2 cups water

swiss chard

2 Tbsp brown mustard
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried thyme
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 cup uncooked white rice
2/3 cup chopped ham (try Pit Ham from HyVee Deli)
4 cloves minced garlic
2 cups cooked black eyed peas
4 cups chopped greens (collard, mustard, swiss chard greens)  I used swiss chard

Hoppin John with Cornbread