Pea Soup

So, I had leftover cooked green split peas and I made pea soup out of them. Here is how I did it. So simple and quite delicious!

INGREDIENTS
1/2 lb. yellow or green split peas
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 cup free range chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
pinch of paprika

DIRECTIONS

Cook the split peas according to the package, but add a little salt to the water. When cooked, the peas should settle on the bottom of the pot. Skim off excess water, leaving 1 inch above peas. In a separate pan, saute onion and garlic until cooked. Add to split pea pot. Add the chicken broth, some salt and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes. With hand mixer or blender, puree the ingredients until smooth. Add paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with pepper or dollop of sour cream if desired. Enjoy!

VARIATIONS

Many people like to cook the peas with ham bones or chopped bacon. If you do, either cook with the peas or if using bacon, saute with the onions. Reserve a little of the cooked, chopped bacon for garnish.

NUTRITION NOTES

1/2 cup of split peas have 16% of daily value of protein. Source:http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/protein.html