Yellow Split Pea Soup with Montreal Smoked Meat

This soup is a perfect one-pot meal – all you need is some crusty bread for dipping.

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Ingredients (Serves 4)

1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 tbsp canola oil
1/2 lb deli Montreal smoked meat, diced
4 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup dried yellow split peas
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp dried thyme

Instructions

  1. Sauté vegetables in oil over medium heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan until translucent and softened.
  2. Add smoked meat, stock, peas, bay leaves and thyme. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to a simmer (should be gently bubbling) for 20 minutes or until peas are softened.

Nutritional information

Nutrients per serving: about 230 calories, 7 g fat, 20 g protein, 24 g carbohydrates, 4 g fibre. Excellent source of vitamin A.

Recipes Developed by Leeanne Wright
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden
Food Styling by Ian Muggridge
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