Split Pea Soup with bacon
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 bag of dried split peas 1 chopped onion 1 garlic clove or more if you like more garlic, use 2-3 cloves of garlic 8 cups fat-free chicken stock 2 tsp of olive oil4 carrots - chopped2 stalks celery, chopped Salt and Pepper, to taste1/3 pound bacon, cooked and drained
Wash peas and drain them. In a large stock pot, saute onions, celery and garlic in about 2 tsp of oil, making sure not to burn the garlic.
Add peas, carrots, bacon and your chicken stock, then cover the pot and let it come to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Once it boils, reduce heat and simmer for about two hours (peas should be very soft by then). You may need to add a little more chicken stock if it becomes too thick. Divide among six bowls.
Serve with toast (extra points)
makes 6 servings, 4 Weight Watcher's Points each
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOUPSEEDS.
Add peas, carrots, bacon and your chicken stock, then cover the pot and let it come to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Once it boils, reduce heat and simmer for about two hours (peas should be very soft by then). You may need to add a little more chicken stock if it becomes too thick. Divide among six bowls.
Serve with toast (extra points)
makes 6 servings, 4 Weight Watcher's Points each
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOUPSEEDS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 200.7
- Total Fat: 5.4 g
- Cholesterol: 5.9 mg
- Sodium: 904.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 25.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
- Protein: 13.8 g
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