Lower-Sodium Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
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  • Minutes to Prepare:
  • Minutes to Cook:
  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Sachet ingredients: 1 square cheesecloth, about 6" wide1 length kitchen twine, about 6"-8"1 clove garlic3 parsley stems4 black peppercorns1 bay leaf1/4 teaspoon dried thyme1 cup split peas, rinsed and picked over1 large onion, diced (about 1 cup)1 large celery rib, diced (about 1/2 cup) 2 large carrots, shredded (about 1 cup) or 1 cup pre-shredded carrots 4 ounces Canadian bacon, chopped4 ounces (1 cup) uncooked whole wheat elbow noodles1/4 teaspoon black pepper2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Directions
Place the sachet ingredients in the square of cheesecloth and tie it closed with the twine.

Add it to the slow cooker along with the split peas, onions, celery, carrots, and Canadian bacon. Pour in six cups of water, then cover and set on low heat. Cook for six to eight hours. Half an hour before serving, remove the lid and stir in the pasta. Replace the lid and allow the pasta to cook until al dente, about 30 minutes.

Just before eating stir in the vinegar and season with the pepper. Serve immediately.

Serving Size: Makes 4 hearty one cup servings.
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 212.0
  • Total Fat: 1.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
  • Sodium: 364.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 36.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
  • Protein: 13.3 g

Member Reviews
  • SUSIEMT
     I made a couple of changes. I used one cup of celery and I used some noodles I had on hand. It sat in my fridge for a day before I served it. It was very good! I would make it again and feel very comfortable serving it to company. I thought it could use more salt but I didn't do it! - 12/29/12
  • DACLARK17
     I have made split pea soup all my life, yellow for French Canadian, green, as the go-to version and not once was there pasta or vinegar in it. This looks more like a casserole or cassoulet. - 12/25/12
  • NORASPAT
     Why the pasta in the pea soup. We never use pasta with dried legumes. I thought it was barley. - 12/25/12
  • PATRICIAANN46
     This recipe is similar to one I have used for years, minus the noodles. It is delicious. - 12/25/12
  • I_AM_EEVIE
     I see no noodles in the picture - looks like barley. Having the picture reflect the recipe would sure help! No rating as I have not tried it. - 12/25/12
  • HISPETDEJAH
     i think adding the noodles is a great way to make this feel "more filling"! However,I would use WHOLE GRAIN noodles rather than WHOLE WHEAT. Nuttier flavor and a whole lot better nutritionally. "Whole wheat" USUALLY just means they didn't bleach the flour used to make the item, rather than being mor - 12/25/12
  • 60NLOVINIT2
     love split pea soup - 12/25/12
  • TWOTONTESEE
     I skipped the noodles, never heard of noodles in pea soup. And I'm a die-hard had to have my ham hock. - 7/25/21
  • BONNIE1552
     Interesting. - 5/14/21
  • BILLTHOMSON
     I've made all types of soup before, the first time with split pea. - 4/9/21
  • USMAWIFE
     not a fan of split peas but have made this with other types of beans - 3/6/21
  • 4CONNIESHEALTH
     this is good. - 2/20/21
  • CD17663415
     tasty - 2/6/21
  • DMEYER4
     good recipe - 7/6/20
  • CD1987279
     delicious - 6/17/20
  • SNS1968
     Looks good. - 5/15/20
  • 1CRAZYDOG
     Delicious w/o the noodles. Thanks. - 3/22/20
  • JIACOLO
     I love split pea soup - 2/15/20
  • WILDKAT781
     will try this week - 1/26/20
  • LIBR@RYL@DY
     YUMMY - 1/9/20
  • PATRICIAAK
     :) - 10/21/19
  • PWILLOW1
     What I usually do when I find something unusual like pasta in the peas soup is to add half of the pasta. zIt turned out very nice but again I found it really needed a bit of salt. - 9/25/19
  • GRAMPIAN
     Delicious. - 9/18/19
  • BIKE4HEALTH
     Will try this on a cold day this fall - 8/30/19
  • CECTARR
     Thanks - 8/19/19



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