SPLIT PEA SMOKED TURKEY SOUP

Split Pea Smoked Turkey Soup image

For those who don't like pork. This has a nice smoked flavor when you use a smoked turkey leg.

Provided by Bruce Crowell

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Turkey Soup Recipes

Time 4h25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 pound dried split peas
5 cups water, or more if needed
3 pounds smoked turkey legs
3 cups chicken broth
1 ½ cups chopped carrot
1 cup chopped celery
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves

Steps:

Combine the split peas, water, smoked turkey legs, chicken broth, carrot, celery, potatoes, onion, garlic powder, oregano, and bay leaves in a slow cooker. Cover, set the cooker to High, and cook until the peas are tender and the soup is thickened, 4 to 5 hours. Discard bay leaves to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 612.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49.1 g, Cholesterol 144.6 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 17.1 g, Protein 63.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 1740.1 mg, Sugar 7.6 g