Split Pea and Ham Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound split peas
• 3 cups diced ham
• bone from ham or smoked ham hock, optional
• 3 carrots diced
• 3 stalks celery diced
• 1/2 onion diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt or 1 teaspoon table salt
• ground black pepper freshly
• 1 1/2 quarts water

Nutrition

• Calories : 690 calories
• Carbohydrate : 82 grams
• Cholesterol : 95 milligrams
• Fat : 16 grams
• Fiber : 33 grams
• Protein : 58 grams
• SaturatedFat : 5 grams
• Sodium : 3490 milligrams
• Sugar : 12 grams