Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup with Bacon and Hash Browns recipe

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Ingredients

¼ pound bacon, chopped
1 pound split peas, rinsed
⅓ (20 ounce) package frozen southern-style hash brown potatoes (such as Ore Ida®)
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and diced
3 ribs celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste
8 cups chicken broth

Nutrition Info

258.1 calories
carbohydrate: 43 g
cholesterol: 5.1 mg
fat: 2.9 g
fiber: 16.1 g
protein: 16.7 g
saturatedFat: 0.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 156.3 mg
sugar: 6.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

  2. Place bacon, split peas, hash brown potatoes, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and chicken broth in a slow cooker, stir to combine.

  3. Cook on Low for 8 hours (or High for 6 hours).

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

I use bacon instead of ham and frozen hash brown potatoes in this pea soup. It's a good winter comfort food and smells wonderful while cooking. It freezes well, so when my husband and I are busy all day, its a quick dinner for us. I add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes to spice it up a bit. You can also cook whole bacon strips in the microwave until lightly browned. Transfer to paper towels and let cool;crush or tear into small pieces.

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