Slow Cooker: Split Pea and Ham Soup

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Satisfying cold weather meal

6 weight watcher point plus points

  • 10 mins
  • 370 mins

Ingredients

  • 2-1/4 cups (16 ounces) dried split peas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 leftover ham bone or ham hock
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped1
  • medium onion, peeled and chopped
  • 4 cups fat free chicken broth
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 cup cooked diced ham

Preparation

Step 1

In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine all of the ingredients except the diced ham. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, or until peas are tender. Stir well.Remove the ham bone and bay leaves and then stir in the diced ham.

For a thicker, smoother soup, puree half of the soup in a blender and then return it to the soup and stir well.

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