Split Pea Smoked Turkey Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pound dried split peas
5 cups water, or more if needed
3 pounds smoked turkey legs
3 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups chopped carrot
1 cup chopped celery
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves

Preparation

Combine the split peas, water, smoked turkey legs, chicken broth, carrot, celery, potatoes, onion, garlic powder, oregano, and bay leaves in a slow cooker. Cover, set the cooker to High, and cook until the peas are tender and the soup is thickened, 4 to 5 hours. Discard bay leaves to serve.