Categories: Main Dish, Pork, Slow Cooker, Soup

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package dried split peas, rinsed
• 2 cups ham, diced or 1 ham bone (meaty) or 2 ham hocks
• 1 cup carrot, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons parsley flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1 tablespoon salt (to taste-definitely reduce if not using water)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 quarts hot water

Directions

1. Layer ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.

2. Pour in water. Do not stir!

3. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until peas are very soft and ham falls off bone.

4. Remove bones and bay leaf.

5. Serve!

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