Ham Pea Soup With Lentils Weight Watcher Friendly 4 Points Recipes

HAM, PEA SOUP WITH LENTILS (WEIGHT WATCHER FRIENDLY - 4 POINTS)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
• Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, thyme and oregano.
• Cook and stir until veggies are softened, about 6 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients, except parsley.
• Bring soup to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove ham from soup -- and let cool slightly.
• Puree half the soup in a food processor and return to pot with remaining soup.
• Cover to keep hot.
• Cut meat from ham shank and return meat to pot.
• Discard bone.
• Stir in parsley.
• Taste soup and adjust seasonings, if desired.
• If soup is too thick, add water or chicken broth to water it down.