I don't love the cold. I don't love the rain. I don't love the cold rain. I also don't love the hurried rush for dinner that comes from my return to teaching. When I get home, I want a healthy, hot meal that requires no actual thinking.
Soup!
Split pea soup is one of my favorite soups (because it's insanely easy, and I have been known to be lazy.
Here's how it goes:
Get a bag of split peas (I got this one at a discount store for $3.50). Do the whole sort/rinse/drain thing recommended on the bag (it takes about 3 minutes). Put them into a big soup pot.
Chop an onion and add it to the pot.
Now add your liquid of choice. Some use broth, but I chose to use 8 cups of water to two cups of peas, plus some vegetable bullion to round out the flavor. If you are so inclined, you can add ham. Due to the whole vegetarian thing, I didn't.
Now you just boil it on medium until the peas are soft (about 30-40 minutes). I finish mine up with the immersion blender to make it a little smoother.
Voila!
This bowl is larger than it looks and makes enough soup for a whole family, plus lots for freezing. I freeze mine in small zipper bags, so I can grab one and throw it in my lunch box and heat it at work.
The total for all of this? Just that $3.50. It works out to be about 20 cups of soup (so at least 20 portions), which is around $0.17 per portion. This is way better than a can of pre-made soup with about 2 portions for $2.
Enjoy!
I recommend throwing in smoked ham if you can find it. You can pick up a hock for around $5. Well worth it for the extra depth it gives the soup.
ReplyDeleteI love this.. but as I currenly have an aversion to onions with pregnancy, I'd dice some carrots to simmer with it.. yumm
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