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Split Pea Soup Recipe

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Slow cook your split pea soup while you are out for the day and a delicious dinner will be ready when you arrive back home! This is a real stick-to-your-ribs soup. The ham hock gives a great smoky flavor.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Split Pea Soup Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 8 hours

Yield: 7 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (49-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1-1/2 pounds smoked ham hocks
2 cups each chopped onions, celery and carrots
1 package (16 ounces) dried green split peas
2 bay leaves
Salad croutons, optional

Directions

In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the broth, ham hocks, vegetables, peas and bay leaves. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until ham hocks and peas are tender.
Discard bay leaves. Remove meat from bones when cool enough to handle; cut ham into small pieces and set aside. Cool soup slightly.
In a blender, cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Return soup to slow cooker; stir in reserved ham. Heat through. Garnish with croutons if desired. Yield: 7 servings (about 2 quarts).

Originally published as Split Pea Soup in Taste of Home Everyday Slow Cooker & One Dish Recipes Annual 2009, p16

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Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2013 by happyquilter29

Delicious! I made this soup with leftover baked ham cubes.

Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2012 by jmkasprak

This was my first time making split pea soup. It was a little messy processing the soup in the blender, but it was worth it to get that smooth texture. (If you're blending it you can coarsely chop your vegetables.) I only used one ham hock, and that provided enough flavor, but not much meat which was fine with us. Instead of buying a big can of broth I used 6 cups of water and a tablespoon of chicken bouillon.

Reviewed on Apr. 08, 2011 by Mimi Bacon

I make a lot of split pea soup, it is my husband 's favorite. This is the best and was easiest soup I have ever made. I did not put it in the blender, as I like a chucky yet thick split pea. I love that you cook it in the crockpot.