Easy Slow Cooker Split Pea and Ham Soup: A Delicious, Hands-Off Meal

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Loaded with nutritious veggies & complex flavor, this Split Pea Soup is a classic that’s perfect for chilly days and weeknights! It is also a great recipe to use up leftover ham.

Slow-Cooker Split Pea & Ham Soup

Loaded with nutritious veggies & complex flavor, this Split Pea Soup is a classic that’s perfect for chilly days and weeknights! It is also a great recipe to use up leftover ham.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Course Soup
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Slow cooker

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound dried split peas, rinsed
  • 2  large russet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 teaspoon ground white, green, or black pepper
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, stems removed and chopped or 2 teaspoons dried
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, stems removed and chopped or 2 teaspoons dried

For the ham: choose one of the following

  • 2 1/2 cups diced ham
  • leftover ham bone with meat on it
  • 1 ham hock

Instructions
 

  • Add all ingredients to slow cooker and mix well. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 5 to 6 hours.
    Stir well. Add water or broth if you prefer a thinner soup.