Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup with Ham

Name: Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup with Ham
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 600 min
Total time: 600 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 16 oz dried split peas; 1 1/2 tsp olive oil; 1 medium chopped onion; 2 to 3 cloves garlic (chopped); 2 large carrots (peeled and chopped); 2 smoked ham hocks (removing bones and skin or 8 ounces diced ham steaks); 6 cups chicken bone broth (or chicken broth); black pepper (to taste); 1 dry bay leaf

Making Split Pea Soup in the Slow Cooker is so easy and perfect for busy weeknight meals. It's also freezer friendly, so you can make a batch and freeze the leftovers for another night.

⏱ 600 min 🔨 Prep 5min 🔥 Cook 600min 📊 Hard 🍽 6 servings 👁 7

Ingredients

6 servings

16 oz dried split peas
1 1/2 tsp olive oil
1 medium chopped onion
2 to 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
2 large carrots (peeled and chopped)
2 smoked ham hocks (removing bones and skin or 8 ounces diced ham steaks)
6 cups chicken bone broth (or chicken broth)
black pepper (to taste)
1 dry bay leaf

Instructions

Wash and drain the peas in a colander.
In a small skillet, saute onions and garlic in oil over medium heat until soft, about 3 minutes.
Transfer to the slow cooker and add peas, carrots, ham or ham hock, chicken broth and bay leaf and cover; cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or HIGH 4 to 5 hours, until the peas are tender. (Note: comments some people had success with 6 hours low, so check at the 6 hour mark.)
Remove ham or ham hock and season with black pepper. Adjust salt, to taste (this will vary depending on how salty the ham is).
If using ham hocks, discard the skin and shred the pork off the bone, add back to the soup.

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Nutrition per serving

383kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$14313.00

Per Serving
$2386.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$28626.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (89% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
dried split peas	16 oz	$9524.00
olive oil	0.5 tsp	$3.00
chopped onion	1 medium	$50.00
to 3 cloves garlic	2	$395.00
carrots	2 large	$74.00
smoked ham hocks	2	$1961.00
chicken bone broth	6 cups	$527.00
black pepper	-	-
dry bay leaf	1	$1779.00