Madie's Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 (16-ounce) package dried green split peas (rinsed, drained)
• 1 meaty ham bone (or 2 cups diced ham or 1 pound of corned beef (cubed))
• 1 cup sliced baby carrots
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 ribs celery plus the leaves (chopped)
• 3 yukon gold potatoes (peeled, and diced thin (optional for thicker soup))
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 (16-ounce) cartons chicken broth ((roughly 8 cups in the crock pot) You will have extra)
• salt and pepper to taste