Recipe: Delicious Hj's Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

Hj's Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup.

You can have Hj's Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Hj's Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

1. It’s of Soup mix.
2. Prepare 16 oz of Dried green split peas..
3. It’s 2 of Ham hocks, or 2 cups diced ham.
4. Prepare 3 of Carrots, peeled and sliced..
5. It’s 1/2 cup of Onion. Chopped.
6. Prepare 2 of Ribs of celery plus leaves. Chopped..
7. It’s 2 clove of Garlic. Minced..
8. It’s 1 of Bay leaf.
9. Prepare 1/4 cup of Fresh parsley, chopped, or 2 tsp dried parsley flakes.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of Seasoned salt.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Black pepper.
12. You need 6 cup of Hot water.
13. It’s of Optional but delicious.
14. You need 1 cup of Andouille Sausage cut into 1/4" rounds.

Hj's Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup step by step

1. Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order given; pour in water. Do not stir ingredients..
2. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4-5 hours or on low for 8-10 hours until peas are very soft and ham falls off the bone..
3. Remove bones and bay leaf. Chop meat into bite sized pieces..
4. Mash peas to thicken more, if desired..
5. About an hour before you are ready to serve brown sausage and add to soup. if you are going to add this option..
6. Serve garnished with croutons. Freezes well..