Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup – Easy, creamy, with tons of flavor. This lovely, stick-to-your-ribs soup needs only 10 minutes of prep and cooks alone in the slow cooker while giving you a break in the kitchen. Perfect for a vegan or vegetarian-friendly dinner, but if you like it with an omnivore twist, just add diced ham or bacon!
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Ingredients list for the slow cooker split pea soup
- 1 1/2 cup green split peas, rinsed
- 2 cups sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 2 cups carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 6 cups (1 1/2 l) low-sodium vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt and fresh cracked black pepper, or to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 3 or 4 lime wedges, for garnish
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Directions
1. Place split peas, sweet potato, carrot, celery, chopped parsley, onion, garlic, bay leaves and broth in your crockpot. Season with fresh cracked black pepper. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
2. Remove bay leaves, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve with crusty bread and garnish with Parmesan shavings, lime wedges, and more chopped parsley.
Note: Add diced ham or bacon to turn this slow cooker split pea soup into an omnivore meal!
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I was afraid the peas would not cook down because dry beans and peas do not usually do well in the crockpot, so I cooked them 15 minutes before adding to pot. I cooked the recipe all day on low then high the final hour…the peas were hard so I ended up moving to a pot on the stove. Very tasty, but not for the crockpot in my opinion.
I wasn’t sure if I would be disappointed without ham but this was delicious. Will make again.
This soup is wonderful! Easy to make and full of flavor. I will be making this for years.
Taste was great but I wish I had read the reviews before eating it. I did not use an immersion blender at the end, but should have. The peas don't melt down in a crock pot, which I didn't know because I never cooked pea soup in it before. I ended up putting it on the stove to cook the peas down and have the soup thicken like I wanted it. Would make again.
This recipe was great. I cut it in half because it is only me and I had left overs. I added, 1 cup of split peas instead of the 3/4 which would be half, but other than that no change. it tasted AMAZING. I have added this to my list of repeat recipes. Delicious!
