Crock Pot Pea Soup
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. Things here at home are very busy as I prepare our home for the holiday season. Although the weather outside is far from frightful ( yes I have been listening the Christmas carols) it is unseasonably warm . It does still qualify as chilly enough outside to make the desire for hot delicious soup an easy one to satisfy. So lets pull the crock pot (slow cooker) out from hibernation and put it to some use. I plan to use mine a lot more during the cold weather season. A perfect way to prepare dinner while you are decorating the house for the holidays too. 🙂
What You Need
2 Cups dried green peas (rinsed and drained)
2 Cups cooked ham (cubed)
1 Large white onion (chopped)
1 Cup carrots (peeled and sliced)
1 Cup potatoes (peeled and cubed)
2 tsp. garlic (dry)
1 tsp. rosemary (dry)
1/2 tsp thyme (dry)
4 Cups chicken broth
2 Cups water
4 Qt. or larger crock pot (slow cooker)
Food processor (optional)
Lets Make It!
Place all ingredients into the crock pot and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours (until peas are fork tender) Optional- when cooked, place half of the soup into a food processor and blend until creamy, add back to the soup in the crock pot. Stir well to combine.
Serves 4-6
Katies Tid Bits* Fork tender- soft, fork easily pokes through the peas without smashing it. I sometimes add a cup of milk the last few minutes of cooking. You can make this recipe vegetarian by omitting the ham and using vegetable stock instead of chicken broth.
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Have you used your crock pot ( slow cooker) recently?
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Happy Monday & December doll!! I am glad you had a great holiday time!! I hope all the preparations for Christmas get under way ok. This looks warm and yummy. I do love soups :))) Have a gorgeous week xx
Happy Monday, looking forward to finishing my Christmas decorating today xo ♥
That looks delicious and perfect for this cold weather. Yum.
Hi Barbara, welcome back!!
Looks so yummy and totally love pea soup. Thanks for sharing and Happy Monday to you, Katie!! 🙂
Me too, one of my favorites xo
Perfect for this time of the year Katie! Looks oh so delicious. Thanks for sharing on Creative Monday and have a wonderful day.
Always a pleasure to join in your hop Hugs!
Your recipe sounds delicious!! =)
Thank you, I love adding the potatoes it just makes it extra hearty. Hugs!
Never been a fan of pea soup, but my wife loves the stuff. More for her then!
We’ve been cold this past week, which has been nice.
What kind of soup do you like my friend? We are expecting a high of 26 tomorrow 🙂
My husband love pea soup, I will have to try this sometime!
I hope he enjoys it. xo
I have been using my crock pots since August at least once per week – will try this soup soon. Happy Monday!
You are awesome. My crock pot hero. I hope to share more recipes soon. Hugs
Katherine, this soup looks so good! I love soups this time of year. And this looks yummy delicious. I want to thank you so much for your sweet comments. They made my day. I’m following you via bloglovin.
Kim, how wonderful to have you stop by for a visit. I look forward to many more visits to your blog and hope you will join me here often too. Hugs
I was just thinking about cooking up some soup and since your recipe looks so yummy – well, I’m going to try it out! Thanks for sharing it.
Sharon ♥