Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (25 page)

½ tsp. pepper

1. Wash and sort dried peas, removing any stones. Then combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 12 hours.

Sally’s Split Pea Soup

Sally Holzem

Schofield, WI

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

1-lb. pkg. split peas

1 ham hock

1 carrot, diced

1 onion, diced

1 rib celery, diced

2 qts. water

¼ tsp. pepper

1 bay leaf

2 whole allspice

3 potatoes, diced

1 tsp. sugar

1. Wash and sort split peas, removing any stones. Then combine ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

3. Remove ham bone. Cut meat off and dice. Return meat to soup. Stir through.

4. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Kelly’s Split Pea Soup

Kelly Amos

Pittsboro, NC

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-9 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4½-qt.

2 cups dry split peas

2 qts. water

2 onions, chopped

2 carrots, peeled and sliced

4 slices Canadian bacon, chopped

2 Tbsp. chicken bouillon granules,
or
2 chicken bouillon cubes

1 tsp. salt

¼-½ tsp. pepper

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-9 hours.

Variation:

For a creamier soup, remove half of soup when done and purée. Stir back into rest of soup.

Curried Pork and Pea Soup

Kathy Hertzler

Lancaster, PA

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 4-12 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1½-lb. boneless pork shoulder roast

1 cup yellow,
or
green, split peas, rinsed and drained

½ cup finely chopped carrots

½ cup finely chopped celery

½ cup finely chopped onions

49½-oz. can (approximately 6 cups) chicken broth

2 tsp. curry powder

½ tsp. paprika

¼ tsp. ground cumin

¼ tsp. pepper

2 cups torn fresh spinach

1. Trim fat from pork and cut pork into ½-inch pieces.

2. Combine split peas, carrots, celery, and onions in slow cooker.

3. Stir in broth, curry powder, paprika, cumin, and pepper. Stir in pork.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 10-12 hours, or on High 4 hours.

5. Stir in spinach. Serve immediately.

Karen’s Split Pea Soup

Karen Stoltzfus

Alto, MI

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 7 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

2 carrots

2 ribs celery

1 onion

1 parsnip

1 leek (reserve 3 inches of green)

1 ripe tomato

1 ham hock

1¾ cups (1 lb.) dried split peas, washed, with stones removed

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 bay leaf

1 tsp. dried thyme

4 cups chicken broth

4 cups water

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

2 tsp. chopped fresh parsley

1. Cut all vegetables into ¼-inch pieces and place in slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients except salt, pepper, and parsley.

2. Cover. Cook on High 7 hours.

3. Remove ham hock. Shred meat from bone and return meat to pot.

4. Season soup with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley. Serve immediately.

Dorothy’s Split Pea Soup

Dorothy M. Van Deest

Memphis, TN

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 5-qt.

2 Tbsp. butter,
or
margarine

1 cup minced onions

8 cups water

2 cups (1 lb.) green split peas, washed and stones removed

4 whole cloves

1 bay leaf

¼ tsp. pepper

1 ham hock

1 cup finely minced celery

1 cup diced carrots

⅛ tsp. dried marjoram

1 tsp. salt

⅛ tsp. dried savory

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

3. Remove ham bone and bay leaf before serving. Debone meat, cut into bite-sized pieces, and return to soup. Stir in and serve.

Variation:

For a thick soup, uncover soup after 8-10 hours and turn heat to High. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the desired consistency is reached.

Rosemarie’s Pea Soup

Rosemarie Fitzgerald

Gibsonia, PA

Shirley Sears

Tiskilwa, IL

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-12 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4½-qt.

2 cups dried split peas

4 cups water

1 rib celery, chopped

1 cup chopped potatoes

1 large carrot, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

¼ tsp. dried thyme,
or
marjoram

1 bay leaf

½ tsp. salt

1 garlic clove

½ tsp. dried basil

1. Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.

2. Cover. Cook on Low 8-12 hours, or on High 6 hours, until peas are tender.

Variations:

For increased flavor, use chicken broth instead of water. Stir in curry powder, coriander, or red pepper flakes to taste.

French Market Soup

Ethel Mumaw

Berlin, OH

Makes 2½ quarts soup

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 hours