Split Pea,ham And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (16 ounce) bag dried split green peas
• 1 onion, chopped
• 7 slices turkey bacon
• 3 cups turkey ham, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 carrots, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped or 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 quart chicken broth
• salt and pepper
• 4 cups of additional water (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and garlic until tender.
• 2 brown bacon.
• 3 mix all ingredients together except last 4 cups of water.
• 4 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 bring to a full boil then reduce heat and simmer for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or however tender you prefer your peas.
• 6 this is how i make it with the extra 4 cups of water.
• 7 saute onion and garlic until tender.
• 8 brown bacon.
• 9 mix all ingredients together including the last 4 cups of water.
• 10 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 11 bring to a full boil then reduce heat and simmer for about 3 hours (until about half of the peas are mush).
• 12 if you prefer you may also add 3 tablespoons of flour to adjust your thickness.