Split Pea Soup With Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb dried split peas
1 chicken bouillon cube
6 -8 ounces kielbasa, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 medium carrot, diced
salt and pepper
6 cups water
1/2 lb spaghetti

Preparation

Sort and rinse peas.
In a large pot combine all ingredients except spagetti.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer until peas are tender, about 2-3 hours. Adding water if necessary.
In the meantime cook spagetti until al dente, and drain.
After soup has finished cooking and peas are tender add spagetti and cook about 5 minutes longer.
Serve topped with hot sauce and croutons if desired.