Slow Cooker Split Pea And Ham Soup

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsed
• 2 cups ham, diced or 1 ham bone (meaty) or 2 ham hocks
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1 tablespoon salt (to taste-definitely reduce if not using water)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 quarts hot water

Recipe

• 1 layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
• 2 pour in water. do not stir!
• 3 cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone.
• 4 remove bones and bay leaf.
• 5 serve!