Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

from thepioneerwoman.com
Comfort food
490 min
6 servings
206 kcal / serving

This Crock-Pot split pea soup is so easy! All of the ingredients go straight into the slow-cooker without the need to pre-cook the veggies.

Ingredients

  • 1 lbdried split green peas
  • ½onion, chopped
  • 3carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 2 piecescelery, sliced
  • 2 clovesgarlic, chopped
  • 8 ozcubed ham
  • 4 cupchicken stock
  • ½ tspfresh thyme
  • 1 tspfresh parsley
  • 1bay leaf, optional
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    Place the split peas in a colander. Rinse them well and pick through for any tiny pebbles or debris.

  2. 2

    In the base of a slow-cooker, combine the peas, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, ham, chicken stock and 1 1/2 cups of water. Tie the sprigs of thyme, parsley and the bay leaf together with a piece of kitchen twine, wrapped around the bundle a couple times, then add to the slow-cooker.

  3. 3

    Cover and cook on high heat for 4-5 hours, or low heat for 8-10 hours, until the peas are tender and have split to thicken the soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve topped with chopped parsley.