Healthy Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

This delicious and healthy slow cooker split pea soup requires a short prep time and contains 21 grams of fiber and 28 grams of protein in just one bowl! Eating split peas… reduces the risk of heart disease; reduces the risk of chronic illness; reduces the risk of certain types of cancer; and helps in weight loss with only 231 calories per cup

 

Here is a wonderful hug for the whole body! Split pea soup, with natural ingredients that You home make for your loved one. The cooker does the work, you get the loving!

Ingredients

• 16 oz dried split peas (about 2 cups)
• 1½ lb smoked ham hocks
• 6 carrots, diced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 4 cups low sodium chicken stock
• 2 cup water
• 12 b seasoning ham – smoked not cured
• 1 bag frozen green peas

Directions:
Always start out by wiping out the slow cooker and spraying it with cooking spray. 

 
Chop the carrots, celery, and onion.

Sit down and go through the dried peas. You don't have to obsess on this, just pick out anything that doesn't look go to you. Wet fingers help!

Put the peas into the cooker, then layer with half of the carrots, all of the celery and onions.
 

Pour in 4 cups of broth and 2 cups of water. This blend offers the best taste without overpowering the peas. Stir this around until mixed in. Press in the ham hocks then cover and let cook on low for 8 – 9 hours.

At this point use a slotted spoon to remove the ham hocks to a cutting board.
Test the peas, if they are still crunchy, carefully use an immersion blender to smooth out the majority of the soup.
By now the hocks should have cooled enough for you to strip off the skin and hunks of meat from the bone. Chop the meat and return that to cooker. Add the package of seasoning ham and stir. Also add the second half of the carrots and the whole bag of frozen peas.
Raise the heat to HIGH for the final hour and a half of cooking.

Taste and season with more salt and pepper as needed. 

 

Serve with a crusty bread and possibly a dollop of sour cream or non fat plain Greek style yogurt!
With news of impending snow, this is the perfect dish to keep the inside warm!

Something magical happens when dried split peas break down into a thick, naturally creamy, and delicious soup over several hours in the slow cooker. This soup freezes well, so make a batch and save extra for later.

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