Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Melissa's Split Pea Soup is for Lunch.

Melissa's Split Pea Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Melissa's Split Pea Soup takes 40 minutes to cook.

Melissa's Split Pea Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Melissa's Split Pea Soup are:

Thick Sliced Bacon, chopped, 1 slice
Baby Carrots, raw, chopped, 12 medium
Red Onion Raw chopped, 1 cup
3 cloves garlic, minced
Celery, raw, 3 stalk, chopped
Salt & Pepper to taste
Split Peas, 2 cup
1/2 gallon water

Here is how you make Melissa's Split Pea Soup:

Render bacon fat. Saute all veggies except peas until they are translucent. Add peas and stir to coat with fat. Add water and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to Boil, reduce to simmer for 40 minutes. If you like a smooth soup, use an immersion blender to make it creamy. Otherwise, enjoy a chunky split pea soup.Serving Size: Makes 8 1-cup servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BORME01.

The nutritional information for Melissa's Split Pea Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 84.6

• Total Fat: 1.0 g
• Cholesterol: 1.2 mg
• Sodium: 152.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
• Protein: 5.3 g