Healthy Recipes: Split Pea Soup

INGREDIENTS:

½ each Onion, chopped
1 each Bay leaf
1 teaspoon Celery seed
Spray oil
¾ cup Split peas
2 Tablespoons Barely
¼ cup Lima beans
4 cups Water
1 teaspoon Sea salt
¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
½ each Carrot, peeled, chopped
2 each Celery stalks, chopped
½ each Idaho potato, washed, and chopped
¼ cup Parsley, fresh, chopped
¼ teaspoon Basil, dried
¼ teaspoon Thyme, dried

PREPARATION:

• Preheat medium sauce pan. (Make sure your pan is large enough to hold the soup before you begin cooking.)


• Lightly spray sauce pan with oil.


• When the pan is hot, add onions and sauté. Stir frequently.


• Add bay leaf and celery seed.


• Stir in split peas, lima beans and barley.


• Add the water and simmer for about 1 ½ hours.


• Add salt, pepper, carrots, celery and potatoes.


• Cook for another 45 minutes.


• Thin with vegetable or chicken broth if soup is too thick.

Number of Servings: 6 cups
Serving Size: ½ cup
Calories: 140
Sodium: 550 milligrams
Carbohydrates: 27 grams
Fiber: 9 grams
Protein: 9 grams