Slow Cooker Pea and Ham Soup

Delicious soup very easy to make, and a quick easy filling meal from the freezer for lunch or for dinner on a cold night.

Ingredients

• 800 g ham hock
• 1 brown onion diced
• 2 carrot chopped
• 2 celery stick chopped
• 2 cup yellow split peas rinsed
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 cup water

• Equipment

  • 1 slow cooker

  • Method

    • STEP 1Place split peas on bottom of slow cooker.
    • STEP 2Add carrots, celery, onion, bay leaf, and ham hock.
    • STEP 3Cover with water.
    • STEP 4Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours, or until meat will fall off the bone easily.
    • STEP 5Remove bone, discard fat and skin. Chop meat and return to soup.

    Notes

    This soup freezes well. I freeze in 1 meal portions and microwave on high in a microwave casserole dish until piping hot. Serve with bake at home crusty bread rolls. This recipe is for an 800g hock, if the hock is smaller use less water in recipe.