Split Pea Soup

So simple and delicious, my favorite Split Pea Soup recipe is the ultimate winter comfort food that doesn’t break the bank. I make my split pea soup with bacon for a little bit of smokiness. It makes ALL the difference!

👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 15m⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 2h 5m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●pot
●dutch oven
●oven

📝 Preparation Steps

In a Dutch oven over medium heat, fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from pot, chop, and set aside. Do not drain grease.

Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to the bacon fat and cook until tender, about 5 to ⏱️ 7 minutes. Add butter and flour and stir for ⏱️ 30 seconds.

butter1 tablespoon

Add chicken broth, water, split peas, bay leaves, and thyme. Bring to boil. Cover and reduce heat and continue simmering for about ⏱️ 2 hours, or until split peas are tender and soup becomes thick and creamy.

chicken broth8 cupswater2 cupsbay leaves2

Remove bay leaves, stir in chopped bacon, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

bay leaves2

Nutrition Facts

calories

212 kcal

fat Content

4 g

serving Size

1.5 cups

fiber Content

12 g

sugar Content

5 g

sodium Content

808 mg

protein Content

14 g

cholesterol Content

5 mg

carbohydrate Content

32 g

saturated Fat Content

1 g

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