Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Total Time: 7 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 7 cups water
• 1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsed and sorted (2 1/4 cups)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/4 inch slices (1 1/2 cups)
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped (1 cup)
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 ham bone or 2 lbs ham shanks or 2 lbs smoked lamb hocks

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients except ham in 5 qt slow cooker, then add ham.
• 2 cover and cook on low heat 8 to 10 hrs or on high heat 6 to 7 hours until peas are tender remove ham from cooker; place on cutting board.
• 3 pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin.
• 4 stir ham into soup.
• 5 stir well before serving.