Pumpkins aren't just for pies or Halloween decorations. These large, orange gourds - while naturally sweet - also work well in savory dishes. They pair well with poultry and pork (and especially bacon) and their creamy-when-cooked texture blends easily into soups.
Sausage Split-Pea Soup
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serves/makes:
ready in:
over 5 hrs
over 5 hrs
3 reviews
ingredients
1 pound smoked sausage, sliced medium thin (turkey sausage is good)
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 large potato, scrubbed and diced
1 pound split peas
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
7 cups water
directions
Combine everything in a crock pot and cook on low for at least 8 hours. Stir thoroughly before serving.
To thicken the soup a bit without adding calories, puree about 2 cups of the soup in a food processor and stir it back into the soup.
Italian variation: Pre-cook 1 pound of sweet or hot Italian sausage by steaming 15 minutes in about 1/2 inch of water in a skillet or by cooking at 5-minute intervals in a microwave oven.
When cool enough to handle, slice the sausage and proceed as above, adding 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning.
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sandralynn
crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
Nutritional data has not been calculated yet.
A can of cream of mushroom soup can be a real dinner saver. It works great in casseroles and can turn into a sauce or gravy in a pinch.
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.
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reviews & comments
September 7, 2012
That soup is easy and delicious!
December 28, 2006
I included a hambone in the process, it was nice amd tasty.
April 4, 2006
Soup does taste very strong on the split pea side, but overall is very delicious!