Split Pea Soup with Ham

Mmmm.....nothing like soup in the winter to warm you up! This one from Whole Foods Market is easy to make, very close to the soup I grew up with Mom making,  and the house smells delicous all afternoon as the soup simmers in the crockpot.  Crockpot--even better--so easy!

Perfect for my lunchbox with a couple of pieces of cornbread.

 

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Recipe from Whole Foods Market Web site

Serves 8

A perfect winter soup, filling and flavorful, you'll be glad this double recipe means leftovers! Carrots and garlic provide some antioxidant power. Round it out with a green salad and whole grain crackers. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available in the Whole Foods Market Family of Brands.

Ingredients

1 (16-oz) package dried green split peas, rinsed*
1 meaty ham bone, 2 ham hocks or 2 cups diced ham
1 cup sliced baby carrots
1 cup chopped yellow onion
2 ribs celery plus leaves, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or 2 Tbsp dried parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
6 cups chicken broth*

Method

Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order given, adding the broth last. Do not stir ingredients. Cover and cook on high 4—5 hours or on low 8—10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off the bone.

Nutrition

Per serving (about 14oz/393g-wt.): 260 calories (40 from fat), 4g total fat, 1g saturated fat, 30mg cholesterol, 690mg sodium, 34g total carbohydrate (13g dietary fiber, 6g sugar), 23g protein

Comments

[Colleen]

I just made pea soup on the weekend :o) I checked out your blog for a recipe first, lol. I couldn't find split peas at walmart so I used whole yellow ones. I made the broth first with the ham bone, then cut all the meat off of it and put it into the broth, then added 2 onions, 3 celery ribs, some garlic, and s&p. It took a couple hours to get the peas tender enough, but it still wasn't the yummy soup I know. So I poured the entire concoction into a big huge bowl and did small batches in the blender to get the consistency I wanted. I was sooo pleased with the outcome :o) I had to freeze most of it though or else I would have eaten it all, lol. So now I have 1.5 cup servings in my freezer to take for lunch to work. OMG seriously good!

[Kalynskitchen]

Split Pea Soup is one of my all-time favorites! I remember when my mom used to make it and I was the only kid who would touch it, and I still make it all the time. Looks delicious!

[Melly]

Slow Cooker Pea Soup? I love it! I can smell it from here and I want some. Nice photo Glenna!

[Glenna]

Colleen--First, I LOVE that you checked my blog first. That was so nice of you! Thank you! And second--yum! Sounds wonderful. I like the blender trick, although I like mine chunky too... great idea about freezing in individual servings. That's perfecT!

Kalyn--Me too! I loved it when I was a kid too!

Melly--Perfect, right/ No fuss no muss.

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[Catherine]

I'm going to make this soon! It looks sooo comforting!

[Glenna]

And if it's as cold where you are as it is here, it's the perfect day for it!

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Split Pea Soup is one of my all-time favorites!!!!
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