Slow-Cooker Pork and Split Pea Soup

A comforting Quebec-style slow-cooker soup with extra lean ground pork, yellow split peas, carrots, celery, and savoury herbs. It is hearty, simple, and ideal for meal-prep lunches.

Slow-Cooker Pork and Split Pea Soup
Prep time
15 min
Cook time
360 min
Yield
1 serving

Ingredients

  • 0.2 g Bay Leaf
  • 0.5 g Black Pepper
  • 70 g Carrot
  • 50 g Celery
  • 1 g Dried Thyme
  • 55 g Dried Yellow Split Peas
  • 120 g Extra Lean Ground Pork
  • 4 g Garlic
  • 500 g Low-Sodium Chicken Broth
  • 5 g Olive oil
  • 60 g Yellow Onion

Instructions

  1. Rinse the yellow split peas under cold water and drain well.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the ground pork, breaking it into small pieces, until lightly browned.
  3. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to the skillet. Cook until the onion begins to soften.
  4. Transfer the pork and vegetables to the slow cooker. Add the split peas, chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, and black pepper.
  5. Cover and cook on low until the split peas are very tender and the soup is thick.
  6. Remove the bay leaf and stir well, breaking up any remaining larger pieces of pork. Cool slightly before portioning for meal prep.