Hj's Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Name: Hj's Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 oz Dried green split peas.; 2 Ham hocks, or 2 cups diced ham; 3 Carrots, peeled and sliced.; 1/2 cup Onion. Chopped; 2 Ribs of celery plus leaves. Chopped.; 2 clove Garlic. Minced.; 1 Bay leaf; 1/4 cup Fresh parsley, chopped, or 2 tsp dried parsley flakes; 1 tbsp Seasoned salt; 1/2 tsp Black pepper; 6 cup Hot water; 1 cup Andouille Sausage cut into 1/4" rounds

Chief Hj @cook_2773308

Great on a cold night!

Chief Hj @cook_2773308

Great on a cold night!

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Ingredients

15 mins

8 servings

Soup mix
16 ozDried green split peas.
2Ham hocks, or 2 cups diced ham
3Carrots, peeled and sliced.
1/2 cupOnion. Chopped
2Ribs of celery plus leaves. Chopped.
2 cloveGarlic. Minced.
1Bay leaf
1/4 cupFresh parsley, chopped, or 2 tsp dried parsley flakes
1 tbspSeasoned salt
1/2 tspBlack pepper
6 cupHot water
Optional but delicious
1 cupAndouille Sausage cut into 1/4" rounds

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Steps

15 mins

1

Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order given; pour in water. Do not stir ingredients.
2

Cover and cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off the bone.
3

Remove bones and bay leaf. Chop meat into bite sized pieces.
4

Mash peas to thicken more, if desired.
5

About an hour before you are ready to serve brown sausage and add to soup. if you are going to add this option.
6

Serve garnished with croutons. Freezes well.