Slow Cooker Pea & Ham Soup | Winter Recipe

A hearty and healthy Slow Cooker Pea & Ham Soup that can be prepped in the morning and ready for dinner at night… the perfect winter soup! 

Pea and ham soup is an all-time favourite in our house… and it’s even easier when you make it in the slow cooker. Just pop everything in… let it do it’s delicious thing… and have dinner ready and waiting for you. Whoop whoop!

I’ve got this nice little routine going on at the moment where I make a batch of soup once a week, we have it for dinner that night and then the leftovers for lunches during the week (soups are such good freezer meals!). But don’t be fooled into thinking I’m super organised… I promise I’m absolutely not!!!!

Slow Cooker Family Dinner Recipes

And as well as soups, the other thing I’m loving at the moment is my slow cooker. I’ve been a bit slack with it the last few years, but now that I’ve got my super busy toddler racing round, the slow cooker is pretty much the most awesome thing ever.

Some of my favourite slow cooker dinners include: 

• slow cooker chicken noodle soup
• slow cooker roast beef (all in one dinner)
• slow cooker Italian beef ragu
• slow cooker pulled pork burgers
• slow cooker chilli con carne
• slow cooker mexican chicken soup

This really is such a delicious and hearty winter soup recipe – comfort food at it’s very best! Thick, meaty and oh-so delicious!

More healthy soup recipes

Now that we’re coming into the cooler weather, it’s time to whip out the good old soup recipes. Click here for a collection of my very favourite healthy winter soups. 

Slow Cooker Pea & Ham Soup

A hearty and healthy Slow Cooker Pea & Ham Soup that can be prepped in the morning and ready for dinner at night... the perfect winter soup! 

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Course: Dinner, healthy recipes, main meals, slow cooker, Soup

Cuisine: Healthy Soup, Slow Cooker Recipe

Keyword: slow cooker soup

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes

Servings: 6 serves

Calories: 249kcal

Author: Lucy - Bake Play Smile

Ingredients

• 2 cups yellow split peas, rinsed
• 1 (approx 750g) ham hock
• 3 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped
• 8 cups water
• 3 tsp vegetable stock powder

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

• Place the rinsed yellow split peas into the base of the slow cooker. 
• Add the ham hock, chopped carrots, celery and brown onion. 
• Mix the vegetable stock powder into the water and pour over the top. 
• Allow to cook for 8 hours on low or 6 hours on high. 
• Remove the ham hock, but off the fat and discard (along with the bone). Chop the meat roughly and place back into the slow cooker (see notes). 

Notes

If you'd like a smoother soup, use a stick blender to puree it before adding the chopped meat back in. 

Nutrition

Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 324mg | Potassium: 820mg | Fiber: 18g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5285IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3.1mg

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