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Healthy Split Pea Soup with Veggies

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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Let slow cooking speed your way to dinner! Enjoy this split pea, pork and veggies soup for a delightful meal.

Healthy Split Pea Soup with Veggies

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 45 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 ham bone, 2 lb ham shanks or 2 lb smoked pork hocks
  • 1 bag (16 oz) dried split peas (2 cups), sorted, rinsed
  • 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
  • 2 medium stalks celery, finely chopped (1 cup)
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 7 cups water
  • 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/4-inch slices (1 1/2 cups)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, gently mix all ingredients except carrots.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
  • Step 
    3
    Remove ham bone from soup. Let stand about 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
  • Step 
    4
    Remove ham from bone. Remove excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham and carrots into soup. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook about 15 minutes longer or until carrots are tender.

Nutrition

310 Calories
7g Total Fat
29g Protein
34g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
310
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
50mg
16%
Sodium
65mg
3%
Potassium
850mg
24%
Total Carbohydrate
34g
11%
Dietary Fiber
16g
64%
Sugars
3g
Protein
29g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
80%
80%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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