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Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

February 25, 2019 by Sandy 3 Comments

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Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup with ham, or without, is a hearty, delicious soup that is pure comfort food! Make this family favorite crock pot split pea soup recipe on a cold day, or any time you are craving a bowl of rich, flavorful classic split pea soup.

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

I have been making this wonderful Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup recipe for more than 25 years. I really don’t think I make it often enough!

This is one of those soups that you can make vegetarian or vegan, or load up on the meat! It’s delicious either way.

Slow cookers are wonderful things! Cooking your meal on a low heat inside a crock allows a nice tender result, the split peas break down perfectly.

The even cooking from the thick crock ensures you wont get a burned meal with such a long cook time.

Top view of Split Pea Soup in a slow cooker with wooden mixing spoon

This is a great meal to toss together before you leave for the day. Maybe prep the veggies the night before so you can just add all of the ingredients to the crock in the morning and set it to Low.

It can cook for 8 to 10 hours no problem. Just add about 1/2 cup extra of chicken broth or water to ensure it doesn’t get too thick.

Split Pea Soup in a beige bowl next to two gold spoons in front of slow cooker

This crock pot split pea soup recipe is very budget friendly. If you have a leftover meaty ham bone, or some bacon, that will work well for the meat portion. You can also use a ham hock.

If you want to keep it a vegetarian split pea soup, you can add a little liquid smoke to get that nice smoky hint of flavor.

A 1 pound bag of split peas costs less than $2 in my neck of the woods, and carrots, onion, celery, and garlic are pretty inexpensive, too.

This Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup recipe makes about 8 to 10 servings, and with a chunk of buttered crusty bread, you have yourself a nice, economical meal!

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Split Pea Soup in a beige bowl next to two golden spoons

I also have a pressure cooker version: Instant Pot Split Pea Soup

5 from 3 votes
Split Pea Soup in a slow cooker
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Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
 

Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup with ham, or without, is a hearty, delicious soup that is pure comfort food! Make this crock pot split pea soup recipe on a chilly day, or any time you crave a bowl of rich, flavorful split pea soup.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crock pot split pea soup recipe
Servings: 8 - 10
Calories: 312 kcal
Author: Sandy Clifton
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Green Split Peas, rinsed and sorted (unsoaked)
  • Meaty Ham Bone (or meat of your choice. See Below)
  • 1 Onion, diced
  • 3 ribs Celery, diced
  • 2 Bay Leaves
  • 1/4 tsp Thyme Leaves, dried (or 3 sprigs fresh)
  • 3 Carrots, chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic, pressed or finely minced
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 7 cups Low Sodium Chicken or Vegetable Broth
  • 1 tsp Liquid Smoke (Optional) for vegetarian version
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt, add last, after cooking, if needed (1/4 tsp table salt)
Use any of these for your meat (or a combination of them)
  • 6 slices Bacon, chopped
  • 2 small Ham Hocks (Not very meaty, but add a nice smoky flavor and richness)
  • 1 Leftover Ham Bone (I like to use this with the diced ham)
  • 2 - 3 cups Diced Leftover Ham
Instructions
  1. After rinsing and sorting the split peas, add them to the crock pot.

  2. Add your choice of meat, if using (such as a leftover ham bone, ham hock, etc.)

  3. Add the onion, celery, bay leaves, thyme, carrots, garlic, and pepper.

  4. Pour in the broth and stir (Add liquid smoke, if using, for vegetarian method).

  5. Place the lid on the crock pot.

  6. Cook on Low for 7-8 hours, until the peas are soft and creamy.

  7. When the cooking time has finished, remove the bay leaves and the ham bone or ham hocks, if you used them.

  8. Stir the soup well, and taste. Add the salt as desired.

  9. Serve hot. The soup will thicken quite a bit when it cools, that is normal. It will thin out again when reheated.

Recipe Notes

If you want a Vegetarian or Vegan soup, omit the meat, use vegetable broth, and try some liquid smoke to give the soup a nice smoky hint of flavor.

Calories are approximate as this will vary greatly by the type of meat, or no meat, you choose to use.


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  1. Jennifer J Jones

    January 16, 2021 at 6:25 am

    This was so yummy! I made it for my dad who loves split pea. Thanks Sandy!

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  2. Robyn Atkinson

    January 7, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    Made this with a ham bone. Was not as thick looking as the picture, but maybe will be thicker as leftovers. Was very good though!

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  3. Luna Fleig

    November 7, 2020 at 5:59 am

    I made this yesterday and it was great

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