1
large onion
3 tablespoons margarine of butter
1 1/2 cups dry split peas
6 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
Chop
onion. Cook in margarine in a large sauce pan until tender. Wash and drain
split peas.
Add
water, split peas and salt to onion. Bring to boil. Lower heat to
simmer and cover pan with lid. Simmer about 2 hours, until
thickened. Add hot water as needed during cooking.
Option:
Cook
a ham bone or pieces of ham in the soup. Remove bone and serve meat
in soup.
Makes
6 servings - Serving size: ¾
cup
Cost
per recipe: 87 cents - Cost per serving: 14 cents
Nutrition
Facts per serving: 230 calories; 6 g total fat; 1 g saturated fat;
1.5 g trans fat; 0 mg
cholesterol; 450 mg sodium; 32 g carbohydrate; 13 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 12 g
protein; 10% Daily Value of iron.
Source:
United States Department of Agriculture, Food Stamp Nutrition Connection,
Recipe Finder, January 2007.
http: recipefinder.nal.usda.gov