Split Pea Soup (Crock Pot) - Dairy Free

Chelle_N's Note:

Place in crockpot and head to work - yummy dinner will be ready and waiting for you.

• Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas , rinsed
• 2 cups diced ham
• 3 carrots , peeled and sliced
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 2 stalks celery , plus leaves, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ tablespoon seasoning salt
• ½ teaspoon fresh pepper
• 1 ½ quarts hot water or 1 ½ quarts broth

Directions:

1. Layer ingredients in crockpot.
2. Pour in water, so don't stir.
3. Cover and cook on high 4-5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours.
4. Remove Bay leaf.
5. Serve with some nice crusty bread or buns.

Reviews

[Chef #1466388]

Very good soup! I made this when my in-laws visited (6 adults) and they all enjoyed the soup! A few things to note for people concerned about the thickness of the soup. After the peas are soft enough to your liking, turn off crock pot, leave open about 15-20mins. Soup will thicken upon standing. If you keep cooking the coup after the peas are soft the soup will darken. There are a few comments about the soup being dark, this is because it was over cooked. Only changes I made was using an extra carrot and stalk of celery. Next time I will use a couple more carrots per personal taste (we love carrots in our soup!). Thank you for a great recipe!

[Erin R.]

Terrific soup. Just terrific. I didn't have any ham in the freezer, but did put a nice big pork shoulder bone in the pot so got some great flavor from that. I like nice thick pea soup so I only used a quart of water, and I cooked it on high until the peas disintegrated. Absolute perfection. I'm looking forward to taking it for lunches this week. Thanks a mil.

[Rollin in the Dough!]

Very easy and tasty. I had never tried split pea soup before, this was really good. I made exactly as written cooked for 4 1/2 hrs on high then I tasted it and decided it needed one more clove of garlic and a bit more pepper. I also put 1/2 of it in the blender and pureed. I used 1 1/2 qts liquid and I wanted it a bit thicker so I added 2 Tbs instant potato pearls. That did the trick! Thanks, I will definately make again.