Easy Split Pea Soup

This is right off the Sunny Select Bag of Peas. It's lighter in calories and fat then most split pea recipes. Delicious!

• Ready In: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 8 cups

Ingredients

• 2  cups  dried peas
• 8  cups water
• 1  ham bone
• 1  cup  chopped celery
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup  diced carrot
• 1  bay leaf
• 1⁄4 teaspoon thyme
•  lite  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Rinse peas, add water, and bring to a boil simmering for 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 1 hour.
3. Add remaining ingredients and heat to a boil.
4. Reduce heat, simmer, covered 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until peas are soft.
5. Remove bone and slice up meat adding it to soup.
6. Enjoy!