Judy
Gold Post Medal for All Time! 677 Posts 
Not just a recipe for mothers! This can be cooked in the slow cooker as I always do, or conventionally. This recipe has several variations, too.
I have been making this recipe for years, and it is always good. It will thicken the next day, so you can thin it out with a little water or broth if you choose to.
Total Time: 3-4 hours conventionally, 8-10 hours slow-cooked.
Yield: 10 to 12 cups
Source: Whole Foods for the Whole Family, this cookbook is still available from La Leche League. It has excellent recipes that are high in nutritional value, and most of them are economical as well.
Link: http://store.llli.org/public/profile/199
Ingredients:
- 1 lb split peas
- 1 onion, chopped or sliced
- 3-6 carrots, depending on how much carrot taste you want (I used 3)
- 2-3 stalks celery
- 1 bay leaf
- 1-2 clove garlic, minced (I use two), or equivalent of garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 8-10 cups water (I use 9)
- 1/2 tsp salt (optional)
- dash cayenne pepper, optional (I use red pepper flakes)
- Variations
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 ham bone
- 1/4 lb salt pork or bacon
- leftover ham
- leftover turkey
Steps:
- Rinse over the split peas.
- Put ingredients into a large kettle or 5 quart or larger slow cooker.
- Simmer, covered in the pot 3-4 hours. If you are using the slow cooker, cook 8-10 hours on low (I do this), or 3-4 hours on high.
- Remove the bay leaf. If you are using meat, remove from pot and separate any meat from the bones. Set aside.
- Blend the soup (I use an immersion blender).
- Return the meat bits into the soup.
- You may add milk to this soup if desired, to cool it off.
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attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts February 16, 20160 found this helpful
My husband mentioned a few weeks ago that I've never attempted split pea soup. Now I will! Thanks for posting. :)
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