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Split pea soup
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Split Pea Soup

Hearty and inexpensive
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1 T Olive oil
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Carrots (diced)
  • 2 Celery stalks (chopped)
  • 1 C Split peas (sorted & rinsed)
  • 5-7 C Vegetable broth
  • 1/2 C Brown rice (uncooked, sorted & rinsed)
  • 1 t Oregano & sage
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Optional

  • 1 Leek sliced and added to other veggies
  • 1 t thyme, rosemary and/or basil added with oregano

Instructions

  • In soup pot, sauté garlic and onion in olive oil until translucent
  • Add 6 cups of water, split peas and rice, bring to a boil, then simmer about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and scrapping bottom of pot as split peas tend to stick to bottom.
  • After split peas and rice have cooked 30 minutes, add broth, carrots, celery and spices. Cook another 30 minutes or so, adding remaining water (if needed) until split peas and rice are done.
  • Add salt & pepper to taste.

Notes

You can use previously cooked rice to reduce cook time.