Baked Split Pea Soup

Name: Baked Split Pea Soup
Ingredients: 1 (16 oz.) pkg. split peas; 8 c. cold water; 1 1/2 c. sliced carrots; 1 1/2 c. sliced celery; 1/2 c. dried minced onion; 2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed; 1 tsp. celery seed; 1 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. pepper; 1 bay leaf; 1 lb. fully cooked kielbasa sausage

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) pkg. split peas
8 c. cold water
1 1/2 c. sliced carrots
1 1/2 c. sliced celery
1/2 c. dried minced onion
2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf
1 lb. fully cooked kielbasa sausage

Directions

1

Slice sausage 1/4 inch thick.
2

Add this after the first 2 hours of baking.
3

Bake above ingredients 2 hours at 350° in covered Dutch oven (not necessary to stir at all).
4

Bake 30 minutes more after adding sausage or until peas are tender and sausage heated through.
5

(You may use fresh onion and chicken broth for part of liquid.)
6

Could also use ham bone and chunks of cooked ham.