Monday, September 26, 2011

{soups-salads-and-salad-dressings} Hearty Split Pea Soup Recipe

 

Hearty Split Pea Soup Recipe


We started a 39-day Soup Challenge to eat healthier after the holidays, figuring if "Survivor" contestants could last 39 days on little food, surely we could survive on soup! This was a family favorite—chunky, hearty and smooth. —Debra Keil, Owasso, Oklahoma

This recipe is:

Contest Winning

Healthy



    6 Servings
    Prep: 30 min.
    Cook: 7 hours


Ingredients

    1 large onion, chopped
    1 cup chopped celery
    1 cup chopped fresh carrots
    1 teaspoon dried thyme
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 package (16 ounces) dried green split peas, rinsed
    4 cups vegetable broth
    2 cups water
    6 ounces Canadian bacon, chopped
    1/4 teaspoon pepper


Directions

    In a large skillet, saute the onion, celery, carrots and thyme in oil until tender.
    Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the peas, broth and water. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until peas are tender.
    Cool slightly. In a blender, process half of the soup until smooth. Return all to the slow cooker. Add bacon and pepper; heat through. Yield: 6 servings (2-1/4 quarts).


Nutrition Facts: 1-1/2 cups equals 363 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 945 mg sodium, 53 g carbohydrate, 21 g fiber, 24 g protein.




Hearty Split Pea Soup published in Healthy Cooking October/November 2011, p31









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