Split Pea Soup

Split pea soup is one of my personal favorites. It's very good, and it's also good for you. The kind in the can is okay, but I prefer the homemade version. This recipe, like many of my other recipes this week, is made in the crock pot.

2 16 oz package dried split peas
1 onion, diced
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
2 cups diced carrot
4 cups vegetable broth
4 cups water
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 lb bacon
1 package Canadian bacon

Directions:
Put peas,vegetables, broth and water into crock pot. Mix in salt and pepper. Add bacon. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours. Remove the bacon and discard. Use a handheld immersion blender to blend the soup to your desired consistency. Add Canadian bacon and allow to warm up for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Notes:
This recipe is great for leftovers, and you will probably have some. However, you will find that when you take the soup out of the refrigerator the next day, it's going to be very thick and hard to work with. You should heat it up in the microwave and thin it out with chicken broth before eating it. You will find that if you do this each time you have the leftover soup, it will be thinner each time. Another thing to consider is that I know some of you guys might be vegetarians or have family members that are vegetarians. If that is the case, you can leave out the bacon and Canadian bacon.

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