split pea soup

Name: split pea soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups dried split peas; 8 cups water; 2 chopped onions; 2 ribs celery; 4 chopped carrots; 4 cloves garlic; 4 tbls poultry seasoning; salt and pepper to taste; Rinse split peas; Add to water bring to boil; add vegetables; simmer until soft and mushy; Add water to meet your desires consistency of thick or thin on a spoon; You can add any vegetable to you like - cauliflower is lovely in this soup (chopped) and so are some chopped tomatoes spinach or kale leaves. Get creative and enjoy!; Many folks crumble bacon on the top or even cooked ground turkey or beef with fat drained off.

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 60

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 cups dried split peas8 cups water2 chopped onions2 ribs celery4 chopped carrots4 cloves garlic4 tbls poultry seasoningsalt and pepper to tasteRinse split peasAdd to water, bring to boil add vegetablessimmer until soft and mushyAdd water to meet your desires consistency of thick or thin on a spoonYou can add any vegetable to you like - cauliflower is lovely in this soup (chopped) and so are some chopped tomatoes, spinach or kale leaves. Get creative and enjoy!Many folks crumble bacon on the top, or even cooked ground turkey or beef with fat drained off.

Directions

chop all vegetables into small pieces
add to water and rinsed peas
bring to boil then simmer for 50 + minutes or until peas are mushy

Serving Size: 1.5 cups

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROBINB77.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 128.0
Total Fat: 0.7 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 57.1 mg
Total Carbs: 25.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
Protein: 7.0 g

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