split pea soup (crock pot)

Ingredients For split pea soup (crock pot)

• 1-1/2 lb

  smoked ham shanks or ham hocks
• 8 c

  water
• 1 lb

  dry split peas, rinsed
• 2 md

  potatoes, peeled & diced (2 cups)
• 2 md

  carrots, peeled & finely chopped
• 1

  onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 1 c

  celery, chopped
• garlic powder, to taste
• salt & pepper, to taste