Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2         pound  bacon
  2               cups  onion
  2               cups  carrot
  2               cups  new potatoes
  1              pound  green split peas
  7               cups  water
  10            ounces  beef consomme
  1                     bay leaf
     1/2      teaspoon  worcestershire sauce
     1/2      teaspoon  black pepper

Preparation:

Saute bacon until brown, but not crisp add onions and saute for 2 minutes add remaining ingredients heat to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 2 hours remove and discard bay leaf puree with a hand blender season to taste serve hot

Nutritional Information:

463 Calories (kcal); 28g Total Fat; (54% calories from fat); 23g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 48mg Cholesterol; 1322mg Sodium