Canadian Bacon Split Pea & Lentil Soup (Crock Pot)

Engrossed's Note:

Made this up tonight. I compared some recipes and then used what I had. Turned out very tasty! Bet it would be good vegetarian too. Great served with herbed croutons and shredded Parmesan cheese!

• Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups water
• ¼ cup dry sherry
• 1 ½ cups split peas
• ½ cup red lentil
• 10 ounces Canadian bacon , diced (about 21 slices)
• 1 large white onion , minced
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 tablespoon dried chives
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
• ½ teaspoon ground sage
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 dash Tabasco sauce

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to crock pot.
2. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours or until desired consistency is reached.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Very good and easy! Skipped the sherry adn marjoram - and used fresh chives instead of the dried. Next time I will decrease the water to 1 cup to make a thicker soup. Thanks for sharing!

[cartoonbabe]

I really liked this! I'm not fond of sage so I decreased the amount to 1/8 tsp. I wonder if that's the spice others didn't like. I also threw in a tsp of parsley for the heck of it. I think this would be more flavorful with a ham hock, smoked pork butt bone, etc, but the canadian bacon is a nice lower-fat choice. DH shuns soup so I went for thickness and decreased the water to 1 cup. It was still a soup. And a darn good one at that. Thanks!

[GaylaV]

This is a thick and flavourful soup. My son didn't care for the spices. Next time I will change the spices a bit. It is very filling and a lovely colour. I think I may used chicken broth next time. I didn't find it too salty as someone had mentioned. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to leftovers for lunch at work!