I love split pea soup but the time it takes can feel really overwhelming. I purchased an Instant Pot a couple of weeks ago and have been busy playing ever since. I’m totally obsessed. Here’s my split pea soup recipe.
Split Pea Soup in the Instant Pot
Recipe Type: Soup
Cuisine: American
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Ingredients
- 10 cups chicken stock
- 20 oz bag of split peas
- 3 medium carrots or the equivalent in carrot slices (saves so much time!!)
- 2 celery stocks chopped
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 tbsp fat (I used bacon fat from a recipe I made the night before but olive oil or any other kind of oil will work fine)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- Flavor packet that comes with soup, if desired (if there was one – mine was just a ham flavoring so I threw it in)
Instructions
- Heat the fat using the Saute function on your Instant Pot.
- Soak peas in a large bowl and cover with water while prepping.
- Saute chopped onions for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until they are translucent.
- Add broth.
- Stir in everything else except peas.
- Drain peas and add to the pot.
- Set to Soup function and adjust the time to 12 minutes.
- Allow natural release.
- Enjoy!
We made a 15 bean soup with smoked ham in it. It was a weird pack we found at the grocery store with chunks that were all different sizes but it was absolutely perfect. I didn’t put ham in this one because I neglected to pick some up at the store. Next time for sure!!
Fun to see this post! I love both my IP and split pea soup! Never put them together, though. It looks delicious!
Here’s a tip: ham boullion! They sell it at Lunds in the jarred boullion area. So yummy! You could also use ham bones. I like to add in a cubed ham steak too. The fatter the better!