Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
7 cups water 1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsed and sorted (2 1/4 Cups) 3 teaspoons Lawrys seasoning salt1/4 teaspoon pepper 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/4 inch slices (1 1/2 Cups) 2 stalks celery, finely chopped (1 Cup) 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup) 1 ham bone or 2 lbs ham shanks or smoked pork hocks or 2 cups of diced ham
Directions
1) Mix all ingredients except ham in 5 qt slow cooker, then add ham.
2) Cover and cook on low heat 8 to 10 hrs or on high heat 6 to 7 hours until peas are tender Remove ham from cooker; place on cutting board.
3) Pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin.
4) Stir ham into soup.
5) Stir well before serving.


Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KEVINKELLY.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 209.1
  • Total Fat: 5.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 41.4 mg
  • Sodium: 144.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
  • Protein: 19.4 g

Member Reviews
  • BRUNSIE
    This soup was very good. I think I could have cooked it a bit longer though, it was a little chunky still for me. Cooked 9 hours on low. But very very good - 9/14/09
  • BHAWKINS00
    I used 1 cup of 98% fat free ham and this was still very tasty. Great recipe! - 10/5/09
  • PAMIE5
    i feel like to make this easy soup soon yummie - 8/15/09
  • RHARRI
    Thought this was a very good split pea. Easy and low cal. Thanks for sharing - 1/23/09