This delicious and easy slow cooker split pea soup comes together fast with just a few ingredients and simmers all day for a hearty meal everyone will love!
It seriously does not get ANY easier than this delicious, hearty split pea soup. My family loves it so much that we have started buying whole spiral-cut hams on a regular basis just so we can make it more often! It actually ends up being a pretty good value, though, since an eight pound ham will provide at least 1-2 dinners, a week’s worth of lunch meat, and then another 12-15 hearty servings of soup.
But the true beauty of this soup is how ridiculously simple it is to make. Simply throw the ham bone in the crock pot along with your split peas, onion, celery, carrots, and water, let it simmer for at least 8 hours, then remove the bone and you are done. That’s IT. Simple, frugal, and delicious….what more do you need?
Easy Split Pea Soup Recipe
Here is what you need:
1 meaty ham bone 1 1lb bag split peas 1 small onion 1 bunch celery hearts 8 oz baby carrots ( half a 1 pound bag) 6-8 cups water pepper, to tasteDirections:
Step 1: Rinse peas; set aside ( if peas come with a flavor packet, you can go ahead and discard it—we won’t use it.)
Step 2: Chop onion; slice celery and carrots.
Step 3: Place ham bone in crockpot; add split peas.
Step 4: Add onion and vegetables.
Step 5: Add water; cook on low for 8 hours or overnight.
Step 6: Carefully remove ham bone; place on plate and separate out the fat and bone from the meat. Return meat to soup; discard fat and bone.
Step 7: Serve soup immediately or store in refrigerator to reheat later. Soup will continue to thicken; keeps well for at least one week in refrigerator.
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Easy Slow-Cooked Split Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 1 1 lb bag split peas
- 1 small sweet onion
- 1 bunch celery hearts
- 8 oz baby carrots half a 1 pound bag
- 6-8 cups water
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse peas; set aside ( if peas come with a flavor packet, you can go ahead and discard it---we won't use it.)
- Chop onion; slice celery and carrots.
- Place ham bone in crockpot; add split peas.
- Add onion and vegetables.
- Add water; cook on low for 8 hours or overnight.
- Carefully remove ham bone; place on plate and separate out the fat and bone from the meat. Return meat to soup; discard fat and bone.
Serve soup immediately or store in refrigerator to reheat later.
Recipe Notes
Soup will continue to thicken and keeps well for at least one week in refrigerator.
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I make this recipe all the time when I can get my hands on a leftover hambone from Easter/Christmas or whenever. 🙂 I fight my family members for it. I do about 4 cups water, 2 cups chicken broth, and it turns out great every time! Serve with some crusty garlic bread.
Made this for the second time. Turned out perfect again, my family loves it!!! Love how simple this is to make.
I used 6 1/2 cups water and it was perfect!! This soup turned out amazing!!
My split peas are dried, is this the correct type to use for this recipe??