Split Pea Soup with Ham

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Ingredients

What you will need:

• 1 lb. bag of split green peas ( I buy 365 Organic from Whole Foods)
• 1 package of Chisesi Ham Seasoning (it is in the Meat section & cubed)
  • Cut each cube in half
• 6 – 8 large carrots – cut in small chunks
• 4 stalks of celery chopped
• 1 large onion chopped
• About 3 – 4 oz boxes of low sodium vegetable broth
• Herbes de Provence (get at Whole Foods)
• Tabasco

Instructions

1. With a bit of olive oil & salt & pepper add onions & celery to pot and saute till the onions are carmelized.
2. Add in a bit of broth to deglaze the pot, scraping the bits of brown from the bottom of the pot.
3. Add in split peas, 1 cup of peas to 2 cups of broth at time.
4. Bring pot to a boil, covered, on medium to high heat
5. Add in carrots
6. Add in ham
7. Add in 2 teaspoons of Herbes de Provence
8. Add about 7 dashes of Tabasco
9. Boil at med – high for about 20 minutes stirring regularly, then drop back to a simmer for about 45 minutes covered. Checking regularly/stirring.  If you feel it gets a bit too thick, add a bit of broth.  Soup will thicken as it keeps boiling/simmering.