Soup

Easy Split Pea Soup is for Soup.

Easy Split Pea Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Easy Split Pea Soup takes 85 minutes to cook.

Easy Split Pea Soup makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Easy Split Pea Soup are:

2 cups chicken broth
1 cup dry split peas
2 cups water
1 to 1 1/2 lbs meaty smoked pork hocks or ham bone
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
1 bay leaf
1 medium carrot
1 medium chopped onion
1 stalk celery

Here is how you make Easy Split Pea Soup:

Rinse and drain 1 Cup of dry split peas. In a large saucepan, combine 1 can or 2 cups chicken broth, 2 cups water, 1 large ham hock or bone, peas, 1/4tsp marjoram, 1 bay leaf, and dash of pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally. Remove meat from pot. When cool enough to handle, cut meat off of bone and coarsely chop. Discard bones. Return meat to pot. Stir in chopped onion, carrot, and celery. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for another 20-30 minutes or until veggies are tender. Discard bay leaf. Makes about 5 1/2 cups (or 4 main dish servings, or 5 main servings if kids are eating.)Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ACMIRACLE.

The nutritional information for Easy Split Pea Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 141.7

• Total Fat: 3.3 g
• Cholesterol: 20.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,227.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.0 g
• Protein: 15.9 g