Creamy Split Pea Soup

Name: Creamy Split Pea Soup
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams sliced bacon, diced; 1 bay leaf; 2 ribs celery, sliced; 473 milliliters diced fully cooked ham; 454 grams dried green split peas; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 large onion, chopped; 0 teaspoons pepper; 2 mediums potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 liters water

Creamy Split Pea Soup might be just the soup you are searching for. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 224 calories, 9g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. It is perfect for Autumn. If you have onion, peas, ham, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels; drain, reserving drippings.

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Bacon

Soup

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Dutch Oven

Add onion and celery to drippings.

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Celery

Onion

Saute until vegetables are tender; drain.

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Vegetable

Add the peas, water, potatoes, ham, salt, bay leaf and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until peas are very tender, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf.

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