Slow cooker pea and bacon soup

Slow Cooker Split Pea and Bacon Soup is everything you’d expect from this classic dish that’s easily prepared ahead of time.

We all know what we should be eating: whole grains, lean proteins, leafy greens and so on and so on. So what’s stopping us? Whether you have time or lack of ideas, here’s a new easy and quick soup to try! Slow Cooker Split Pea and Bacon Soup comes together in minutes, so you can walk away to do other chores and let it cook itself! Would you like to save even more time? Make a double batch and save for busy weekday lunches or pop in the freezer for another day.

ingredients

• Bacon: Use turkey bacon if you’re looking to reduce sodium and fat, but either way, bacon adds a delicious and salty protein to the soup.
• Onion: Using a yellow or white onion gives the soup a mild flavor as well as vitamin C.
• Celery: While it doesn’t add much flavor, celery retains a degree of crunch in the soup and is packed with vitamins and nutrients.
• carrots: Carrots have a slightly sweet taste and are particularly rich in vitamins A and K.
• Split Green Peas: These dried and shelled peas are easy to cook and packed with antioxidants, vitamins and zinc.
• Thyme: Gives the soup an earthy, lemony taste.
• bay leaves: Although you don’t want to eat them, when soaked in a soup, they add a mild, almost minty, aroma and flavor.
• Chicken broth: Adds flavor to the broth of the soup.

How to make pea and bacon soup in the slow cooker

I always start my meals by preparing all my ingredients at once, so wash, peel and dice your produce.

Then, in a skillet, fry your bacon that has been cut into thin slices and chunks.

Then, in the bowl of a slow cooker, add your diced onion and cooked bacon.

Next, add the split peas, carrot, and celery to the bowl.

Then fold in the bay leaf and thyme.

Then pour in the chicken broth.

Followed by the water.

Finally, sprinkle with salt and pepper, mix everything together and put the lid on. Set the slow cooker on low for 8 hours or high for 4 and away you go!

Finally, remove the bay leaf and serve garnished with fresh parsley. Then enjoy your Slow Cooker Split Pea and Bacon Soup!

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Slow cooker pea and bacon soup

Slow Cooker Split Pea with Bacon Soup is everything you’d expect from this classic dish made easy with the help of the crockpot.

PREPARATION: fifteen minutes

A COOK: 4 Hours

TOTAL: 4 Hours fifteen minutes

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Servings: 6

• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, fry the bacon strips until crisp and browned; set aside on a plate lined with kitchen paper.

• In a slow cooker, add all remaining ingredients including the cooked bacon.

• Heat 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with fresh parsley before serving.

Because different brands of chicken broth and bacon contain different amounts of sodium, season this soup with additional salt and pepper based on personal preference.

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Calories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 22.5GProtein: 11.1GFat: 2GSaturated Fatty Acids: 0.3GPolyunsaturated fat: 1.7GCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 149mgFiber: 4.1GSugar: 3.3G

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