#34

Split Pea Soup in Slow Cooker

I've made vegetarian split pea soup before, but this time I tried a different recipe and used the slow cooker.

-split peas

-TJs organic vegetable broth

-2 peeled and chopped potatoes

-2 celery stalks

-2 peeled and chopped carrots

-2 peeled and chopped parsnips

-3 bay leaves

-chipped onion

-2 garlic cloves, pressed

-1/2 tsp thyme

-1/2 tsp cumin

recipe also called for dry mustard and sage but I didn't have those, so they were omitted.

Tossed it in the slow cooker and cooked it for 8-10 hours on low. When it was done, the peas were mushy (soupy) and decided to skip the blending part, so the carrots, potatoes, parsnip and celery were chunky in a sea of soupy split peas.

Tasty and super easy, I just have to remember that I'm not a fan of thyme, so next time I'll add less or omit altogether.

Here's the recipe I used http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetariancrockpotrecipe/r/crockpotpeasoup.htm