3 Weightwatchers Points Split Pea Ham Soup Food

3 WEIGHTWATCHERS POINTS: SPLIT PEA & HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Spray a large saucepan with the cooking spray and cook the onion on a medium heat until it begins to soften. You don't need to be too precise about the chopping, as it's all going in the blender later.
• Add the carrot and celery and continue to fry for a few minutes until starting to soften.
• Then add all the other ingredients.
• Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 45 minutes, until the lentils are soft. Cool slightly then blend in batches and serve straight away.

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Drain peas, rinse under cold water and drain again; set aside. (Note: If you do not have time to soak the peas overnight, place them in a pot, cover with water and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let them stand for 1 hour; drain and use as directed.)
• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrots and bacon; sauté until soft, about 3 minutes. Add thyme, salt and pepper; stir to coat.
• Add peas and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, partially cover and simmer until peas are tender, about 50 to 60 minutes. Serve hot. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP (WEIGHT WATCHERS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.
• Cook, stirring until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add split peas, potato, broth, oregano, and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until split peas are very tender, about an hour.
• Stir in turkey and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.

WW HERBED SPILT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan, saute the onion, carrot, and garlic until softened 5 minutes.
• Add the split peas water and broth, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer until the peas are tender, approxiamtely 1 hour.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.

HAM, PEA SOUP WITH LENTILS (WEIGHT WATCHER FRIENDLY - 4 POINTS)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
• Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, thyme and oregano.
• Cook and stir until veggies are softened, about 6 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients, except parsley.
• Bring soup to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove ham from soup -- and let cool slightly.
• Puree half the soup in a food processor and return to pot with remaining soup.
• Cover to keep hot.
• Cut meat from ham shank and return meat to pot.
• Discard bone.
• Stir in parsley.
• Taste soup and adjust seasonings, if desired.
• If soup is too thick, add water or chicken broth to water it down.

SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in your soup pot and reserve for garnish.
• Add the olive oil to the rendered bacon fat.
• Add chopped onions and carrots. Cook & stir for 10-15 minutes.
• Push to one side of the pot to make a hot spot.
• Drop the red pepper flakes and garlic into the spot.
• Cook the garlic/pepper a minute in that spot.until golden.
• Add the bay leaf, split peas, ham, broth, water and bring to a boil.
• Cover the soup and let it simmer for 60 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf and add the half and half.
• The peas, onions and carrots should cooked enough to make the soup thick and vegetables indistinct, if not - use a hand blender -- but you'll lose the lovely ham cubes if you're too vigorous.
• Serve with reserved bacon and hot sauce dribbled on top.

CROCKPOT SPLIT PEA, LENTIL, AND BARLEY SOUP AKA WEIGHT WATCHERS

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, layer every ingredient except the broth in order listed (do not stir). Boil broth, then add to slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours or until vegetables are tender. 3Discard bay leaves before serving.