Baton Twirlings Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup Food

BATON TWIRLING'S SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Remove congealed surface fat from cooking liquid and discard.
• If you don't have cooking liquid from Baton Twirling's Slow Cooker Cottage Roll recipe, leave it out and substitute any kind of stock or water.
• While chopping vegetables, heat liquid in saucepan or microwave a few minutes until warm.
• Pour liquid into slow cooker along with peas, carrots, celery, onion, thyme and pepper.
• Add cooking liquid or any kind of stock or water to within 2 inches of top of slow cooker.
• Stir, cover and cook on low setting 10 to 12 hours or until peas and vegetables are soft.
• In food processor or blender, purée soup in batches until smooth.
• If necessary, return to slow cooker to heat to serving temperature (or on stove in saucepan or in microwave).
• Add diced cottage roll, if using, to soup before heating.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Tie the parsley stems and thyme together with kitchen string and place in a 6-quart slow cooker. Add the split peas, leek, celery, carrots, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; stir to combine. Add the turkey leg and 7 cups water. Cover and cook on low until the split peas and meat are tender, 6 to 8 hours.
• Discard the herb bundle. Discard the skin and bones from the turkey leg and shred the meat. Vigorously stir the soup to break up the peas and make the soup smoother. Thin with water, if desired. Stir in the chopped parsley and about three-quarters of the turkey meat; season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Thin the yogurt with a little water, then spoon onto the soup. Top with the thawed peas and the remaining turkey. Serve with bread, if desired.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Cook the bacon strips in a medium pan over medium-high heat until crispy and browned; set aside on a paper towel lined plate.
• In a slow cooker, add all remaining ingredients including the cooked bacon.
• Heat on Low for 8 hours or High for 4 hours. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with fresh parsley before serving.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Place the split peas in a colander. Rinse them well and pick through for any tiny pebbles or debris.
• In the base of a slow-cooker, combine the peas, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, ham, chicken stock and 1 1/2 cups of water. Tie the sprigs of thyme, parsley and the bay leaf together with a piece of kitchen twine, wrapped around the bundle a couple times, then add to the slow-cooker.
• Cover and cook on high heat for 4-5 hours, or low heat for 8-10 hours, until the peas are tender and have split to thicken the soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve topped with chopped parsley.

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until peas are tender.Freeze Option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Heat through in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

SLOW-COOKER YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH CANADIAN BACON

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix all ingredients.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until peas and vegetables are tender.
• Place 2 cups of the soup in blender or food processor. Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth; pour into bowl. Repeat with 2 more cups soup. Stir all blended soup into soup in slow cooker.

SLOW COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH BACON AND HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• 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.
• Cook on Low for 8 hours (or High for 6 hours).