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by: Susan Gast | Author, Blogger at Easy Food Dehydrating, Beesville Books, and SupaBees music!

This green split pea soup is easy to make in your slow cooker!

Simply add carrots, onions, and celery (known as Mirepoix) as the base, along with some ham, garlic, and Better Than Bouillon ham-base stock.

So Easy. This soup is delicious! Read on for the recipe... Perfect with a slice of homemade bread and butter!

Are Split Peas Good for You?

Yes, split peas are good for you. They are a good source of protein, fiber, and vitamins. And they taste great!

What's the Difference Between Green Peas and Split Peas?

The main difference between green peas and split peas is that green peas are eaten whole, while split peas are only used in soups and other dishes where they are broken down.

Ingredients for Green Split Pea Soup

• 16 oz. bag of green split peas (Great Value brand, Walmart)
  
• 1/4 cup dehydrated carrots
  
• 1/4 cup dehydrated onion
  
• 1/4 cup dehydrated celery
  
• 2 slices dehydrated elephant garlic
• 2 cups boiling water (for dehydrated items) 
• salt* and pepper to taste
• 4 oz of chopped ham (canned)
  
• 6 cups of ham-base stock

How to Make Delicious Scrape-Your-Soup-Bowl-Clean Green Split Pea Soup!

1. Use the freshly boiled water to rehydrate the dehydrated items above.
2. When they are sufficiently plump, put the veggies and their water in your slow cooker/crock pot.
3. Add the ham stock and let it cool down a bit so you don't shock your crock (pot)!
4. Add the green split peas (check for stones, and other foreign objects first) Stir with a wooden spoon.
5. Let it slow cook for a minimum of four hours on high.
   

*IF you need to add salt, do so, BUT be careful NOT to over-salt as the bouillon has salt in it.

GREEN SPLIT PEA SOUP

Nutrition Facts

Servings: 8

Calories: 203.2

Amount per serving

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% Daily Value*

Total Fat: 2.3g    Saturated Fat: 0.8g Cholesterol: 8.8mg Sodium: 1166.6mg

3% 4% 3% 51%

% Daily Value*

Total Carbohydrates: 39.9g    Dietary Fiber: 15.1g    Total Sugars: 9.4g Protein: 17.8g

15% 54%

% Daily Value*

Vitamin D: 0.1mcg Calcium: 8.9mg Iron: 2.6mg Potassium: 661.8mg

1% 1% 14% 14%

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Want to Use Fresh Ingredients?

If you want to use fresh ingredients that you may have on hand, do this:

Exchange the dry ingredients in the recipe, above, for these fresh ingredients listed below!

• 2 small carrots, washed, peeled, and sliced
• 1/2 large onion, peeled and diced
• 1 celery stalk, sliced
• 2 slices fresh elephant garlic, or 1 small clove of "regular sized" garlic

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Slow-Cooked Split Pea Soup - A Perfect Bowl of Soup!

Cook in the slow cooker on low heat all day—and you'll come home to the most delicious, smooth pea soup you've ever had—to be savored with a slice of bread and butter!

Don't forget you can use yellow split peas too for a change. This recipe lends itself to lentils just as easily, though I do have a lentil soup recipe for you to try.

When green split pea soup is ready, there will be NO crunch to the peas, it's a great gauge to see if it's fully cooked. No pea crunch? You're good to go. The split peas will melt in your mouth.

I love making this soup—it tastes so good—and it is very easy on the pocketbook.

This will serve four people if you're just having a bowl of soup on its own. If you're having a sandwich to go along with it, it'll serve six easily as you won't need to eat as much soup!

MUST DO: Get some of your freshly sliced bread and treat yourself to some real butter. Spread generously—dip gently—chew slowly, and savor the taste and experience!

Any leftovers? Just to let you know this green split pea soup thickens overnight in the fridge. Add a little water to it if you wish to make it a little thinner in consistency.

Why are Split Peas Called Split Peas?

Split peas are so named because they are literally split in half. This variety of pea is dried and then packaged for sale.

Split peas are peeled and split in half for a few key reasons:

• Faster cooking time - Splitting the peas exposes more surface area which allows them to cook much faster compared to whole peas.
  
• Improved texture - Splitting helps remove the tough outer skin of the pea. This leaves a tender, creamy interior with a texture better suited to soups, purees and dips.
• Reduced risk of gassiness - Some argue that split peas cause less flatulence and digestive discomfort compared to unsplit varieties since the skins contain complex sugars that can cause gas.
• Tradition - Split peas have been a food staple for centuries in many cultures.
  

Are Split Peas Always Sold as Dehydrated?

No, split peas can also be bought fresh or frozen. However, most people prefer to buy them in their dehydrated form.

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