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Cream of Pea Soup Recipe

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:10:35 +0000

You have tried cream of broccoli soup, but have you tried cream of pea soup? This delicious pea soup is great on its own, but you can add broccoli or spinach to it if you want to add a little more to your cream of pea soup recipe!

Ingredients:
- 1 can of peas, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 an onion, chopped
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups milk
- 1 TB butter
- 1 TB flour

Directions:
1. Cook the onion in a pot over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
2. Add the peas and water to the pot and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes.
3. Warm up 1/4 cup of the milk in the microwave. Stir in the flour.
4. Add the milk / flour mixture and the rest of the milk into the pot.
5. Cook for 10 more minutes.
6. Put an immersion blender in the pot to blend it well (or you can let it cool and put it into a regular blender).
7. If you want the soup very smooth, then strain the soup through a sieve or cheesecloth.

Pea, Lima Bean, Tomato Soup Recipe

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:31:34 +0000

Pea, Lima Bean, Tomato soup is a great spin on a vegetable soup. You can add pasta or rice and even chicken to make it a complete meal in a pot. Peas are so versatile and fabulous in soups, and not just split pea soup (which is also delicious).

Ingredients:
- 1 cup lima beans
- 1 cup peas
- 5 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 5 cups of chicken broth (or water)
- Salt / Pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Cook the onion and garlic over medium heat in some oil or butter in a pot.
2. Add everything else to the pot.
3. Turn the heat high and bring the pea soup to a boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes – 1 hour, or until the peas and lima beans are soft.

Split Pea Soup Recipe (With a Touch of Rosemary)

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:42:43 +0000

This is not your ordinary split pea soup recipe… it is truly an out of this world split pea soup recipe. What sets it apart? The flavors from the bacon and the touch of rosemary. On a cold winter night, nothing beats a warm bowl of this split pea soup, so try this recipe!

Split Pea Soup (With a Touch of Rosemary)

Ingredients:

- 1 1/2 cups split peas (I prefer traditional green split peas, but yellow split peas will work too)
- 4 cans of chicken broth (10 – 11 ounce cans)
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 1-2 tsp of fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 7 slices of bacon

Directions:

1. Cook the bacon slices over medium heat in the large soup pot (you want the flavors from the bacon to remain in the pot to flavor the split pea soup). Crumble the bacon into small pieces.

2. Add the onions, carrots and garlic to the soup pot. Cook until they are getting soft (about 5-7 minutes).

3. Add the chicken broth to the soup pot.

4. Add the split peas and fresh rosemary to the soup pot.

5. Increase the heat and bring the entire pot to a boil.

6. Turn the heat down to low / simmer. Cover the pot and cook for 45 minutes – 1 hour.