Oven Baked Split Pea Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb split peas
• 8 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups diced carrots
• 1 1/2 cups diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup parsley sprig
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 lb fully cooked smoked kielbasa, coarsely chopped in food processor
• 1/2 teaspoon bitters

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350*.
• 2 rinse the split peas in cold water, then place in a large kettle with all the remaining ingredients except the sausage and bitters,.
• 3 bake, covered for 2 hours.
• 4 remove from oven and cool.
• 5 discard bay leaf and puree the soup in food processor, working in batches, until smooth.
• 6 return to kettle.
• 7 add the chopped sausage and bitters.
• 8 bake 30 minutes longer or until the sausage is heated thoroughly.