Split Pea and Ham Soup

Submitted by jennifer.blake-some

"I created this recipe by taking ingredients from other split pea soup recipes and added a few of my own. My husband loves it, and my dad requests that I make him a batch for his birthday present. This soup also freezes well."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 1 lb dried split peas
• 8 cups water
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1 -2 lb ham, chopped
• 1 good ham bone
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves

directions

1. Rinse split peas well.
2. Heat peas and water to boiling.
3. Boil uncovered for 2 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
4. Stir in onions, celery, bay leaves, bouillon cubes, salt, pepper, garlic powder and oregano leaves. Mix well.
5. Add ham bone.
6. Heat to a boiling; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours; stirring occasionally.
7. Remove ham bone and bay leaves.
8. Stir in ham and carrots.
9. Heat to a boiling; reduce heat, cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until carrots are tender and soup is desired consistency; stirring occasionally.

Reviews

[Becky in Wisconsin]

GREAT! I had a ham bone left over from Christmas in my freezer, and seeing NoraMarie's pictures of this recipe, I knew I had to make it. It is great. I omitted the 1/2 tsp. salt in the recipe, since I had tasted my ham and it was salty. DH has arthritis and has to watch sodium. I added a can of Hominy, which I absolutely love in my pea soup. What intrigued me the most was the oregano in here. What a great touch. I would have never thought of putting that in pea soup. Oh, and I left out the celery by accident. I had DH go to the store and didn't put that on the list. Still good without it. Thanks for this great recipe.

 

[ktanne13]

Soooo yummy! I used the ham bone from Easter (I forgot to review since then) and did just as the recipe says. I froze most of it, since I couldn't eat it all my myself, and gave some to my parents. My mom LOVED it and I am STILL loving it, a month later. I just take it out of the freezer, let it thaw in the fridge and it is perfect with a sanwich for lunch. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe!

 

[Dotty2]

We love Split Pea and Ham soup and this was a wonderful tasting soup indeed. Great way to use up that left over ham bone.This recipe wll be found in my favorites file. Thanks for sharing

 

[delishdish]

Wow, what an easy soup. A little bit time consuming, but ingredients everyone would have! I sauteed my onions and fresh garlic before I added the water and peas and I used fresh smoked bacon which I cubed insead of the ham bone/ham. This soup is SO good, perfect for a cold day. Thanks

 

[Max Thames]

This is by far and away the best split pea soup recipe that I have ever prepared! I increased the chicken stock to make the soup "soupier" A couple of cautions tho, watch salt from the ham you use, and I would suggest that if you use chicken stock, pick low sodium type so you can control the saltiness. I like it salty but other people you serve might not.