Slow Cooker Split Pea and Butternut Squash Soup

Adapted from All-Creatures.org and Gluten-Free Cat

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 cups water
• 1 pound dried split peas
• 1 large onion, about 1 cup diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 hot pepper, minced
• 2 teaspoons curry
• 1 teaspoon tumeric
• 1 1/2 cubes vegetable bouillon
• 1 small butternut squash, cubed

METHOD:

• Early in the morning put water and split peas in the slow cooker on auto shift
• After 5 hours stir in onion, garlic, hot pepper, curry, tumeric and vegetable bouillon
• After 3 hours turn slow cooker to high and stir in butternut squash
• Cook until peas and butternut squash are tender, about 1 1/2 hours