St Patricks Day Low Fat Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup With Bacon Recipes

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH BACON AND HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Place bacon, split peas, hash brown potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and chicken broth in a slow cooker; stir to combine.
• Cook on Low for 8 hours (or High for 6 hours).

RICH AND THICK SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, celery and carrots in oil until tender. Add thyme; cook 1 minute longer., Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the peas, broth and water. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until peas are tender. , Cool slightly. In a blender, process half of the soup until smooth. Return all to the slow cooker. Add bacon and pepper; heat through.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine the peas, water, sausage, bouillon, carrot, celery, potatoes, garlic powder, oregano, bay leaves, and onion.
• Cover, and cook on High for 4 to 5 hours. Remove bay leaves before ladling into bowls.

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until peas are tender.Freeze Option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Heat through in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in saucepan. Place remaining ingredients in slow cooker. Add broth mixture; cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours); stir.
• Discard bay leaves. Ladle 1 cup soup into shallow bowl; use fork to mash vegetables in bowl. Pour into soup in slow cooker; mix well.

SLOW-COOKER YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH CANADIAN BACON

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until peas and vegetables are tender.
• Place 2 cups of the soup in blender or food processor. Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth; pour into bowl. Repeat with 2 more cups soup. Stir all blended soup into soup in slow cooker.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except ham in 5 qt slow cooker, then add ham.
• Cover and cook on low heat 8 to 10 hrs or on high heat 6 to 7 hours until peas are tender Remove ham from cooker; place on cutting board.
• Pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin.
• Stir ham into soup.
• Stir well before serving.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the bacon strips in a medium pan over medium-high heat until crispy and browned; set aside on a paper towel lined plate.
• In a slow cooker, add all remaining ingredients including the cooked bacon.
• Heat on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with fresh parsley before serving.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse the peas and pick through them for any pebbles or other things you don't want in your soup.
• Combine all ingredients except kielbasa in slow cooker and cook on low for about 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.
• Add kielbasa and more salt and pepper, if needed, to taste. Cook for an additional half hour.

BATON TWIRLING'S SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Remove congealed surface fat from cooking liquid and discard.
• If you don't have cooking liquid from Baton Twirling's Slow Cooker Cottage Roll recipe, leave it out and substitute any kind of stock or water.
• While chopping vegetables, heat liquid in saucepan or microwave a few minutes until warm.
• Pour liquid into slow cooker along with peas, carrots, celery, onion, thyme and pepper.
• Add cooking liquid or any kind of stock or water to within 2 inches of top of slow cooker.
• Stir, cover and cook on low setting 10 to 12 hours or until peas and vegetables are soft.
• In food processor or blender, purée soup in batches until smooth.
• If necessary, return to slow cooker to heat to serving temperature (or on stove in saucepan or in microwave).
• Add diced cottage roll, if using, to soup before heating.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.