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    Published: Mar 6, 2020 · Modified: Nov 24, 2020 · By Susan

    Lazy Split Pea Soup (Vegan)

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    Easy crockpot split pea soup is a delicious and hearty classic. Its the perfect meal to fill both your stomach and soul!

    Top view of slow cooker split pea soup made with yellow split peas and garnished with some oyster crackers

    Every season is soup season! Don't believe anyone who tells you anything different. We need comfort even on warm sunny days and soup is like a hug in a bowl.

    How to make pea soup

    This easy soup is really the perfect set-it-and-forget it meal. The ingredients are basic and easy to find. They include vegetable stock, green or yellow split peas, roasted garlic, mirepoix (which is a fancy name for cut up carrots, celery and onion), a bay leaf or two and spices. Just toss them all in your slow cooker and go about your day. Yes, it really is that easy!

    Top view of a round white bowl containing some thick pea soup made with green split peas

    Crockpot soup hints and hacks:

    1. Whenever you cook peas (or lentils for that matter) you should rinse them with cold water and do a quick search for any little pebbles that may have made it through the harvesting process.
    2. Crockpot split pea soup calls for roasted garlic. It adds a more mellow, less intense flavor than regular garlic.
    3. To keep things as lazy as possible, this recipe calls for frozen vegetables. The reasoning is simple, they come fully washed and cut and have a much longer shelf life than fresh. This allows you to buy in advance and have them on hand for a "whenever" meal. However, if frozen isn't your thing, fresh equivalents are also listed below.
    4. I always recommend using a slow cooker liner for easy clean up. This is a fully optional step. I usually buy liners in bulk for the best per-piece price. Click here to see what I buy.
    5. This is a great freezer soup. I like to freeze leftovers in meal sized portions for easy reheat-and-eat at a later time. Please note that your soup will get very thick during the heating process. If you prefer a thinner soup, add some additional stock to thin it out.
    6. One of the key ingredients in this split peas soup recipe is smoked sea salt. I would not recommend substituting it as the smoky flavor is an important component.
    Close up of crockpot split pea soup with a spoon and some crackers in it.

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    A square white bowl of slow cooker pea soup made with yellow peas. There is soup on a spoon in the foreground and the bowl is in the background

    Lazy Split Pea Soup (Vegan)

    Easy crockpot split pea soup is a delicious and hearty classic. Its the perfect meal to fill both your stomach and soul!
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 hours
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 291kcal
    Author: The Lazy slow cooker
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    Equipment

    • 6 quart slow cooker or larger
    • colander (to rinse and sort peas)
    • Spoon

    Ingredients

    • 7 cups vegetable stock
    • 16 oz yellow or green dried split peas
    • 12 oz frozen mirepoix (about 2 cups) If you prefer fresh, you can cut up two carrots, two large celery stalks, and half an onion
    • 2 leaves bay leaf
    • 1 tablespoon roasted garlic, mashed
    • ½ teaspoon dried basil
    • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
    • ½ teaspoon smoked sea salt
    • ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

    Instructions

    • line slow cooker with liner, if using.
    • place peas into a colander and rinse. sift through with fingers to confirm there no rocks or pebbles
    • place peas into slow cooker
    • add garlic, vegetables, bay leaf, basil, thyme, smoked sea salt and black pepper
    • add stock
      All ingredients in split pea soup in slow cooker prior to cooking.
    • cook on low 6-8 hours
    • enjoy!!

    Notes

    Note: To make this soup vegan, be sure to use a vegan Worcestershire sauce.  

    Nutrition

    Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1331mg | Potassium: 753mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 737IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 4mg

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    1. Danielle says

      September 27, 2022 at 1:01 pm

      Can you use frozen peas?

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      • The Lazy Slow Cooker says

        September 28, 2022 at 8:34 am

        Hi Danielle, I have never tried this recipe with frozen peas. If you try it, I would love to hear how it goes! Thanks for asking.

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