Crock Pot Split Pea Soup

Growing up, my grandparents owned a small cafe in Beaver Utah. It was called the Ponderosa Cafe, but in our family, it was known a just "The Cafe." Each day, my grandpa would make homemade soup. Now, we know I am a soup person and love every variety of soup so I couldn't even chance picking a favorite but Split Pea soup with ham was right up there. I decided to make this one super easy and just throw all the ingredients in the crock put and let it simmer all day. Turned out perfect!

Split Pea Soup

Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 bag split peas (16 ounces)
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1-2 cups cubed ham or 1 large ham shank cooked until tender, fat removed, and shredded (optional) 
• 1 medium onion diced
• 4 carrots diced
• 5 stalks celery diced
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tbsp Italian seasoning 
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Crock Pot Split Pea Soup:

1. Combine all ingredients in your crock pot and stir to combine.
2. Cook on low for 8-10 hours until the split peas have broken down and thickened the soup. 

See, how easy was that?!? Soup-er easy! Ok, sorry about that - I am normally not that corny. 

Well, the weather is heating up, so enjoy this one while you can!

~H