Spilt Pea with Ham Soup

By sunshinemom

Ingredients

• 16 oz bag of split peas
• 2 qts water
• ham
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, finely chopped
• 1 medium potato, finely chopped
• 1 cup celery, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 2 T Cavender's (or salt, garlic salt, onion powder, and pepper to taste)
• 1 bay leaf

Preparation

Step 1

*Put the ham (with bone) and split peas in crock pot. Cover with 2 qts water.
*Set on low and cook for 8 hours or overnight.
*In the morning you can either keep the soup in the Crock Pot or transfer it to a pot on the stove. If you put it on the stove: after adding all ingredients, bring to a boil, turn down heat to low, cover, stir often, and cook all day or at least 3 hours. If you keep it in the Crock Pot: after adding all ingredients, turn pot to high for one hour, then turn down to low, and cook for at least two more hours or all day.

Enjoy!