Slow-Cooker Split Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 2  bay leaves 
• 4  carrots peeled sliced
• 29 oz chicken broth fat-free reduced-sodium canned
• 2 oz oscar mayer carving board slow ham cooked finely chopped
• 0.5 cup lite house dressing italian kraft
• 1  onion chopped
• 1 lb peas dried split rinsed
• 2 cups water 

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• ladle
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in saucepan.
2. Place remaining ingredients in slow cooker.
3. Add broth mixture; cover with lid.
4. Cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH 4 to 5 hours); stir.
5. Discard bay leaves. Ladle 1 cup soup into shallow bowl; use fork to mash vegetables in bowl.
6. Pour into soup in slow cooker; mix well.