Pot O Gold Pea Stew - olive oil

Method

• I bought a bag of yellow split peas at the grocery because it was on sale .
• and because I didnt know there was such a thing as yellow split peas.
• I let the peas soak in my cast iron Dutch oven for about 12 hours.
• I love cast iron by the way!
• Dice up the chicken and toss it into a Ziploc bag.
• Add the lemon pepper seasoning and parsley, a couple teaspoons each.
• I didnt really measure .
• Im rebellious like that.
• Heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet, add the chicken and brown.
• Toss the soaked peas, potatoes, corn and chicken into the crock pot and cover with chicken broth.
• Set the crock pot at low for 8-10 hours.
• (I set it on high for a couple hours with the intention of setting it on low before I left the house.
• I forgot and it ended up on high for about 5 hours.
• It turned out really well.
• The peas had cooked down to a nice thick consistency.
• Before serving add a couple tablespoons of butter, salt and pepper to taste.