Crockpot Split Pea Stew

Name: Crockpot Split Pea Stew
Ingredients: 10 cups Water; 3 Tablespoons Low Sodium Vegetable Bouillon Base (paste); 24 ounces, weight Dried Split Peas; 2 whole Small Yellow Onions, Coarsely Chopped; 5 whole Medium Carrots, Chopped; 2 cups Lean Ham Cubes; 1/4 teaspoons Ground Black Pepper; 1/2 teaspoons Dried Parsley Flakes; 5 whole Medium Red Potatoes, Cubed; 1-1/2 cup Frozen Green Peas

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

10 cups Water
3 Tablespoons Low Sodium Vegetable Bouillon Base (paste)
24 ounces, weight Dried Split Peas
2 whole Small Yellow Onions, Coarsely Chopped
5 whole Medium Carrots, Chopped
2 cups Lean Ham Cubes
1/4 teaspoons Ground Black Pepper
1/2 teaspoons Dried Parsley Flakes
5 whole Medium Red Potatoes, Cubed
1-1/2 cup Frozen Green Peas

Directions

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In a crockpot, combine all ingredients except for potatoes and peas. Set crockpot on low for 10 hours.
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Do whatever it is that you do during the day. Come home to a delicious-smelling house.
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For the final 2 hours of cooking, add in potatoes and peas. As an alternative, you can pre-boil the potatoes until soft and add them in with the peas 15 minutes prior to serving.
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You can downsize this recipe so that it only feeds your family. However, if you make the full batch, for the same amount of work you can have one or two additional frozen bags of split pea stew in your freezer, ready for reheating any chilly day when you are low on time.
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Nutrition info per 1 1/2 cups: 172 calories, 1 g fat, 12.5 g protein, 22 g carbohydrates, 8 g fiber