Slow Cooker Split Pea and Ham Soup

5.0(42)

Easy and delicious! Very thick and hearty! Freezes well! (I always make a double batch and freeze 2/3.) Update: If you overcook, the soup will get even thicker than usual! and turn a little bit of an olive drab color--it will still taste good though!

by Dwynnie·published 2006-05-22

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Servings

(6–8)

Total time

8h 30m

prep 30 min

Calories / serving

346 kcal

Ingredients (13)

serves

1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsedsplit-peas
1 ham bone (meaty) or 2 ham hocks
1 cup carrot, dicedcarrot
1/2 cup onion, choppedonion
1 cup celery, choppedcelery
2 garlic cloves, mincedgarlic
1 bay leafbay-leaf
2 teaspoons parsley flakesparsley
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushedmarjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushedthyme
1 tablespoon salt (to taste-definitely reduce if not using water)salt
1/2 teaspoon pepperpepper
1 1/2 quarts hot waterwater

Instructions (5 steps)

01Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
02Pour in water. Do not stir!
03Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone.

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