Healthy Split Pea Soup With Veggies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 9 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until peas are tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. , Add salt and pepper; simmer 10 minutes longer. Remove soup from heat; cool slightly. Process in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth; return to pan and heat through. If desired, garnish with carrots and green onions.

Steps:

• In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 7-9 hours or until peas are tender. Stir before serving. Discard bay leaf. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

Steps:

• In 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, gently mix all ingredients except carrots.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
• Remove ham bone from soup. Let stand about 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• Remove ham from bone. Remove excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham and carrots into soup. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook about 15 minutes longer or until carrots are tender.

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, cover peas with 2 quarts cold water and soak overnight. If you need a faster method, simmer the peas gently for 2 minutes, and then soak for l hour.
• Once peas are soaked, add ham bone, onion, salt, pepper and marjoram. Cover, bring to boil and then simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bone; cut off meat, dice and return meat to soup. Add celery, carrots and potatoes. Cook slowly, uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Empty the chicken and vegetable stock into a large pot, heat to a low boil.
• Add split peas and chunks and bones of ham hock, ensuring all are covered.
• Simmer for about 2.5 hours until peas are tender.
• Evacuate ham chunks to a cutting board and allow to cool.
• Drain stock and reserve.
• Toss peas into a blender and puree carefully until smooth.
• Mix peas into the reserved stock and set to simmer.
• Skin ham chunks and discard skin and fat.
• Debone the meat and slice small 1/2" square pieces; add to soup mix.
• Add barley if desired and stir periodically so it soesn't stick and burn to the pot.
• Add onion, garlic and carrots and stir.
• Allow this to simmer about an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Add beans and peas, stirring, allow these to cook about 15 minutes.
• You may serve like this, with or without croutons, or pour into indivdual tupperware containers and freeze for future use.