Since winter seems to be here to stay, I’ve decided to share with you today a delicious and comforting soup recipe: my Split Pea Soup Recipe. This soup takes about 15 minutes to prepare, and is full of nutriments and protein. What’s great about using split peas is that you don’t need to soak them overnight, you just rinse them, and they’re ready to be used. Split peas make this soup so creamy and tasty.
I served this soup for supper last night accompanied by my delicious paninis (here is the link to the recipe Panini sandwich and Cajun Mayo Recipe). It’s always appreciated by everyone in my family, especially the kids!
Ingredients
- 2 cups of dried green split peas
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 leek, finely chopped (white and light green part)
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 1 stalk of celery, finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 1 teaspoon of dried savory
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 cups of chicken broth
- 2 cups of water
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse and drain the split peas.
- In a large pot, heat the oil and butter over medium heat.
- Add the onion and leek and sauté until translucent, stirring occasionally (about 5 minutes).
- Add the carrot, celery, garlic, savory and bay leave. Cook for another 5 minutes, stirring when needed.
- Add the peas, the chicken broth, the water, salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let simmer for 60 minute, uncovered (until the peas are soft).
- Add water if needed.
I love the fact that this recipe makes enough for the kids lunches for the week, I just heat the soup it in the morning, put it in a Thermos, and I know my kids are getting a hot and healthy meal they love.
If you enjoy soup, you might want to take a look at my other soup recipes:
There are so many soup recipes out there to choose from, but I can assure you, I only share recipes I personally love. So don’t hesitate to try them. What’s better on a cold or snowy day then eating a nice bowl of soup?
Enjoy!
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susan king says
My husband always wants me to make this but I’ve always thought it looked and sounded gross. Now that I’ve read your recipe it may not be so bad and I might have to make it. Thank you !!
Caroline Barnes says
Oh! You should really try it, I know you’ll love it!
Gloria Walshver says
Like Split Pea Soup on a cold winter day your recipe is great by the way.
Caroline Barnes says
Yes, it’s so delicious and comforting. Thanks!
Andrea Mitchael says
Caroline — I am honestly so glad you shared this recipe — I might actually work on it today as I have most of the ingredients on hand! Thank you for linking up with Tuesday Talk!
Caroline Barnes says
Thank you for the opportunity to link-up, and enjoy your delicious pea soup!
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says
I love pea soup! It’s such a delicious (and affordable) meal!
Pinning this to my Deliberate FOOD board.
Thanks for sharing and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
xoxo
Caroline Barnes says
Thanks for pinning. Hope you enjoy it, my family sure does.
Britta says
This looks like comfort food to me! Yum!! Thank you for sharing your recipe—you’re helping us to “Go Green” at Family Fun Friday Linky Party (Happyandblessedhome.com). Your post was selected to be featured this week. Thank you!! Already Pinned it! Stop by brittalafont.com after 2pm MST March 12 to see the collection and say Hi 🙂
Caroline Barnes says
Well thank you so much for featuring my recipe. I’m super happy right now!!! I will stop by the blog tomorrow for sure 🙂