Lean Split Pea Soup With Ham
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Recipe type: Main Course
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Serves: 6
 
Weight Watchers Info: 5 PointsPlus per serving (with extra ham)
Ingredients
  • 1 bag of dried split peas
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove or more if you like more garlic, use 2-3 cloves of garlic
  • 8 cups fat-free chicken stock
  • 2 tsp of olive oil
  • 2 carrots – chopped
  • Salt and Pepper, to taste
  • 1 Ham hock or smoked ham bone
  • 1 cup diced cook lean ham
Instructions
  1. Wash peas and drain them. In a pot, saute onions and garlic in about 2 tsp of oil.
  2. Add peas, carrots, ham hock and your chicken stock, then cover the pot and let it come to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Once it boils you can reduce heat and cook for about two hours (beans should be very soft by then). Make sure to check the water and consistency. You may need to add hot water if it becomes too thick.
Notes
The longer you let the soup simmer, the thicker it gets. About the last five minutes of cooking, add in cooked ham, and stir well to allow it to heat all the way through.
Recipe by The Taste Place at https://www.thetasteplace.com/ginas-split-pea-soup-with-ham-healthy-yet-even-hubby-the-kids-love-it/