3 with ham crock pot top Recipes

onion, finely chopped, minced fresh garlic (or to taste), oil (not olive ), dried split green peas, ham bone (make certain that the bone has a fair amount of meat on it), chicken broth, water (for a very thick soup use only 2 cups , you can always add in more during cooking), salt & freshly ground black pepper (i use seasoned ), carrots, peeled and finely diced, bay leaf, frozen peas (optional, add in towards the end of cooking and heat through), cooked rice (or to taste), whipping cream (optional)

bone in ham roast, baby carrots, crisp apples (i prefer honey crisp or granny smilth), apple juice or 2 cups water with 2 tsp ham soup base, nutmeg and ground ginger, brown sugar to top ham (optional), crushed pineapple to top ham (optional)