Split Pea And Ham Soup(Total Cooking Time:  75 To 85 Minutes)  
["8 c. water", "1 smoked ham hock", "1 c. chopped onion", "1 (6 oz.) pkg. split pea soup mix", "3 black peppercorns", "1 clove garlic, minced", "1 bay leaf", "1/2 tsp. salt and pepper"]
["Combine all ingredients in a 4-quart microwave casserole. Cover.", "Use Cook cycle and cook 70 to 80 minutes or until peas are tender.", "Remove ham hock from soup; cool until ham hock can be handled and meat cut from bone.", "Add meat to soup.", "Discard peppercorns and bay leaf.", "Stir.", "Use Cook cycle and cook 5 minutes or until heated through."]
["water", "hock", "onion", "black peppercorns", "clove garlic", "bay leaf", "salt"]