Vegetarian Fat-free Crock Pot Split Pea Soup Recipe

Name: Crock Pot Vegetarian Split Pea Soup Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 490 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups green split peas (uncooked); 8 cups vegetable broth (or water); 2 cubes bouillon (vegetarian); 2 potatoes (chopped); Optional: 2 ribs celery (chopped); 2 carrots (sliced); 1 onion (diced); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon sage; 1 teaspoon thyme; 3 bay leaves

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 4 hrs

Slow cook time: 4 hrs

Total: 8 hrs 10 mins

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Need a meat-free and fat-free split pea soup recipe? Although many split pea soup recipes use ham for added flavor, this vegetarian and vegan split pea soup packs in the spices, including thyme, sage, and bay leaves for a lower fat and cholesterol version of classic split pea soup. As an added bonus, with all those herbs and spices, you'll find that you need very little salt to add the flavor, making this a good vegetarian choice for those on a low-salt or reduced-salt diet too (though check your bouillon cubes, as those can be high in sodium).

With no added oil, this soup is fat free and very low calorie, with less than 250 calories per serving. If you think that's awesome, you might also want to check out these 8 fat-free and vegan soup recipes.

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Soup is always an easy choice to make in a crock pot, but slow cookers are really amazing. You've probably thought about trying out a vegetable soup or a vegetable chili in the crock pot, but you really can make everything from vegetarian rice dishes to vegetarian baked beans and even an Indian vegetable curry.

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2 cups green split peas, uncooked
8 cups vegetable broth, or water
2 vegetarian bouillon cubes
2 potatoes, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped, optional
2 carrots, sliced
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon thyme
3 bay leaves

Gather your ingredients.

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Place the split peas, vegetable broth, and bouillon cubes in your crock pot or slow cooker and give it a quick stir to break up the bouillon cubes a bit.

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Next, add the chopped potatoes, celery, carrots, onion, and garlic.

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Then add the mustard, cumin, sage, thyme, and bay leaves, and stir together to combine well. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

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Cover and cook on your crock pot's low setting for at least 4 hours, or until the green split peas are soft.

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Taste, and adjust seasonings to taste, adding a bit more salt and pepper as needed. Be sure to remove the bay leaves before serving.

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Enjoy.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1223	Calories
8g	Fat
239g	Carbs
57g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories	1223
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g	10%
Saturated Fat 2g	9%
Cholesterol 2mg	1%
Sodium 10015mg	435%
Total Carbohydrate 239g	87%
Dietary Fiber 51g	181%
Total Sugars 40g
Protein 57g
Vitamin C 72mg	362%
Calcium 338mg	26%
Iron 15mg	84%
Potassium 5178mg	110%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.