Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Mom's Yellow Split-pea Soup is for Dinner.

Mom's Yellow Split-pea Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Mom's Yellow Split-pea Soup takes 240 minutes to cook.

Mom's Yellow Split-pea Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Mom's Yellow Split-pea Soup are:

1 lb bag yellow split peas
2 smoked ham hocks, bone-in, or 1 lb ham shank
4 stalked celery, finely diced
4 carrots, finely diced
1 large rutabaga (yellow turnip), finely diced
1 large white turnip, finely diced
2 quarts water
2 tsp salt

Here is how you make Mom's Yellow Split-pea Soup:

Boil peas in water for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 1 hour.While the peas soak, dice up veggies.Add veggies, ham hocks and salt. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove bones, dice meat and return to soup.Enjoy!(if you like a smother soup you can use an immersion blender after it's cooked)Serving Size: 12, 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NETGYRL.

The nutritional information for Mom's Yellow Split-pea Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 103.8

• Total Fat: 2.1 g
• Cholesterol: 11.5 mg
• Sodium: 207.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 14.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
• Protein: 7.7 g