Constance
Master Chef
Last week we went to the "big town" down the road, and I went to a large Kroger store, looking for things I can't find locally.
One item I picked up was box of Streit's Split Pea soup mix. DH kinda turned his nose up at it, but he often does that with new things.
It's just dried green and yellow split peas with a seasoning packet with celery, onion, garlic and seasonings included for convenience sake. I made a few additions...here's how I fixed it:
1 8 oz box Streit's split pea soup mix
3 carrots, peeled and diced
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 ham steak (I used Smithfield), cut into small bite-sized pieces
Start soup as directed on box...bring 4 cups water to boil in medium soup pot and add split peas and diced carrots. Cook about 30 minutes, then add potatoes, ham and seasoning packet. We ended up adding about 2 extra cups of water after we added the vegetables. After simmering about 30 more minutes, until peas are mush and potatoes and carrots are tender, it is ready to plate.
Serve with crusty bread.
If you want to stretch the soup, add another box of split peas. We had more than enough goodies, could have been a double batch.
And guess what...DH thought it was great.
One item I picked up was box of Streit's Split Pea soup mix. DH kinda turned his nose up at it, but he often does that with new things.
It's just dried green and yellow split peas with a seasoning packet with celery, onion, garlic and seasonings included for convenience sake. I made a few additions...here's how I fixed it:
1 8 oz box Streit's split pea soup mix
3 carrots, peeled and diced
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 ham steak (I used Smithfield), cut into small bite-sized pieces
Start soup as directed on box...bring 4 cups water to boil in medium soup pot and add split peas and diced carrots. Cook about 30 minutes, then add potatoes, ham and seasoning packet. We ended up adding about 2 extra cups of water after we added the vegetables. After simmering about 30 more minutes, until peas are mush and potatoes and carrots are tender, it is ready to plate.
Serve with crusty bread.
If you want to stretch the soup, add another box of split peas. We had more than enough goodies, could have been a double batch.
And guess what...DH thought it was great.