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Pea Soup Your Kids Will Crave

Yep, you read that right. Today is all about peas. Now, before you close this without even reading the recipe, give it a chance.

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Last night, my very good friend came over and as usual, I offered her something I had made. She usually is very happy to try my creations but when I answered her question about what was for dinner by saying that it was a split-pea soup, she crinkled her nose and politely said she was not hungry.

That got me thinking. From my experience in the U.S. for some reason peas – fresh, frozen, preserved, split – get a bad rap. But also from my observations, people don’t seem to know what to do with them. And peas are such a nutritious vegetable! They are low in cholesterol and are also filled with vitamins, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, so adding them to your diet will totally be worth it.

Knowing that the soup I made is really good, I give my friend time and after a while show her this picture.

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“Oh!”, she exclaims. “That’s not what I thought you offered me!” It turns out, she meant a dark green mush that her grandmother used to make with ham that did not look appetizing at all. Now it is my turn to be curious and after googling a few images we decide that it truly does not look anything what my beautiful, delicious, delectable and crave-able soup is!:)

So what’s this split-pea miracle?

Easy peasy.

Yields 5+

Pea Soup Your Kids Will Crave

Quick, easy and actually delicious split-pea soup

10 minPrep Time

30 minCook Time

40 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups of split peas (1 cup yellow and 1 cup green)
  • 1/2 medium onion, diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 5 strips of bacon
  • 5 tsp of chicken bullion
  • parsley, optional
  • 1 tsp of coriander, optional
  • water

Instructions

  1. Pour peas into the pot and cover with water (I started out with 6 cups, but then added more water because split peas absorb water very well). Let cook until the peas start getting softer.
  2. In the meantime, cut up the bacon and place it on medium heat in the pan. Dice the onion and peeled carrot
  3. Once the bacon starts releasing "juice", place the onion and the carrot and cook until soft.
  4. You may add some coriander to the carrot, onion and bacon mix.
  5. Once the above is cooked through, mix everything with the split peas and let it sit for the flavors to mingle.
  6. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Notes

If you want the soup more liquidy, add more water as peas tend to absorb it very well.

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