HoneyBaked Ham Split Pea Soup Recipe
This delicious HoneyBaked ham split pea soup is nourishing and packed with flavor. Serve this tasty soup as a filling meal to warm you up from the inside out.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup carrots, diced small
- 1 cup celery, diced small
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound dried green split peas, rinsed and sorted
- 1 meaty HoneyBaked ham bone
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 4 cups chicken stock
- optional: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- optional: croutons
- optional: parsley, chopped
Directions
- 1
Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pot.
- 2
Add the chopped onion, carrots, and celery to the oil along with ½ teaspoon each of salt and black pepper.
- 3
Cook until the veggies are softened, about 10 minutes.
- 4
Add garlic, oregano, and thyme to the pot and cook for about 1 minute, then add the peas.
- 5
Pour the chicken stock into the pot along with 4 cups water, stirring to combine.
- 6
Add the ham bone and bay leaves to the pot.
- 7
Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 60 minutes or until the peas are soft, stirring at least once halfway through the cooking time.
- 8
Remove and discard the bay leaves.
- 9
Remove the ham bone and set it aside to cool.
- 10
Purée half of the soup in a blender, then return it to the pot and stir to combine.
- 11
Chop 1 cup of ham sliced off the bone.
- 12
Add the diced ham to the soup and the lemon juice if using, and let it simmer for another 10 minutes to thicken, stirring frequently.
- 13
Taste the soup and adjust the seasonings if needed.
- 14
Serve the pea soup topped with croutons and garnished with chopped parsley, if desired.