Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
Serve with crusty French bread.

Servings: 8

• 1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsed
• 2 cups ham, diced or 1 meaty ham bone
• 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

Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed. Pour in water. Do not stir! Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone.

Remove bones and bay leaf. Serve.

Per Serving: 252 Calories; 2g Fat (8.4% calories from fat); 1g Saturated Fat; 21g Protein; 38g Carbohydrate; 15g Dietary Fiber; 16mg Cholesterol; 1309mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat.