Split Pea Soup
Tender split peas are simmered with veggies, chicken stock, and a ham bone to yield a flavorful, deliciously comforting soup.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 3 stalks celery diced
- 3 carrots diced
- 6 cups chicken stock preferably homemade
- 2 cups water
- 16 oz dried split peas
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped or 1/2 tsp dried
- 1 1/2 lb meaty ham bone or ham shanks
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Sourdough croutons
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a cast iron dutch oven or soup pot over medium/high heat.
- Add onion, celery, and carrots and sauté for three minutes or until the veggies start to become translucent.
- Pour in chicken stock, water, split peas, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme.
- Add the ham bone into the soup and bring mixture to a boil. Cover and simmer for about an hour, or until the peas are tender.
- Remove the ham bone from the soup, and allow it to cool.
- Take the meat off the bone and add it back to the soup.
- Remove bay leaves.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve into bowls and top with homemade sourdough croutons.
Notes
- If you do not have a ham bone or shank, you could substitute it with a couple pieces of uncooked bacon.
- For a vegetarian version, use all vegetable broth instead of chicken stock and water, and skip the ham bone. It will have a different and milder flavor, but you'll still find it yummy. You may want to add some more herbs, though, to boost the flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 397mg | Potassium: 1179mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 5363IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 4mg