Creamy Split Pea Soup

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Put all the ingredients in the slow cooker in the morning and then go ahead and enjoy the day. Before you know it, you'll have a delicious, creamy soup waiting for you!

Shared by aevans,
Chicago

Time needed

20 min preparation + 10.5 hour cooking

Serving Size / Yield

4-6 servings

Ingredients

1 lb. dried green split peas, sorted, rinsed
6 C. water
1/2 C. dry sherry or apple juice
1 lg. dark-orange sweet potato, peeled, cubed
1 lg. onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tsp. salt
3 C. firmly packed chopped fresh spinach leaves
1 C. heavy whipping cream
2 Tbs. chopped fresh dill weed
freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions

In slow cooker, mix split peas, water, sherry, sweet potato, onion, garlic and salt. Cover; cook on Low heat 10 to 11 hours. Stir in spinach, whipping cream and dill weed. Cover; cook on Low heat about 30 minutes or until spinach is wilted. Season with pepper.

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