Split Pea Soup with Ham

I had a bunch of leftover ham to use up so I decided to make Split Pea Soup with ham yesterday. My children must be strange because they love split pea soup.

First, I chopped a medium onion, 2 garlic cloves, 1 celery stalk, and carrots.


Saute them in 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper.


I added in two or three sprigs of fresh thyme and a bay leaf. If I had fresh rosemary, I would add that as well. Saute for a minute or two to release the flavors.


Add a 1 lb. bag of dried split peas and saute for 1 minute. Add more salt & pepper to taste.


You can now add a can of chicken broth or vegetable broth. I always freeze my broth when I boil a chicken so I just take it out of the freezer and pop it into the soup.


Add 6-8 cups of water. Simmer on low until the soup is creamy, about an hour and a half.

I chopped up the ham and added it at this point. Simmer until ham is thoroughly heated, about 20 more minutes. I have made this without ham in the past.





I served it with homemade whole wheat, flax seed bread and homemade jam.




Mmmmm, mmmm, good! It's not the prettiest looking stuff but it certainly is tasty.