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Aunt Rita's Yellow Split Pea Soup is for Soup.

Aunt Rita's Yellow Split Pea Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Aunt Rita's Yellow Split Pea Soup takes 180 minutes to cook.

Aunt Rita's Yellow Split Pea Soup makes 18 servings.

The ingredients for Aunt Rita's Yellow Split Pea Soup are:

2 cups dry yellow (or green) split peas
3 quarts water
1 meaty ham bone (yields about 3 cups of ham)
1 large onion, diced
1 1/2 cups carrots, diced
1 cup celery, diced
2 chicken bouillion cubes
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf

Here is how you make Aunt Rita's Yellow Split Pea Soup:

Rinse peas under cold running water. Put into large soup pot with remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer (covered) for 2 hours or until the meat separates easily from the bone (stir infrequently).Remove ham bone to a plate, and let sit until cool enough to handle. Strip meat from bone and return it to soup. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, until ready to eat. This recipe makes 18 1-cup servings. For thicker soup, simmer uncovered until desired consistency. Measure the number of cups the thicker soup makes and recalculate nutritional facts accordingly.Serving Size:?Makes 18 1-cup servings

The nutritional information for Aunt Rita's Yellow Split Pea Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 18
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 84.1

• Total Fat: 3.1 g
• Cholesterol: 14.8 mg
• Sodium: 414.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 7.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 6.1 g