Split Pea Soup in the Instant Pot

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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.

Michele Bergh

Split Pea Soup in the Instant Pot

Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

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)

Method
 

  1. Heat the fat using the Saute function on your Instant Pot.
  2. Soak peas in a large bowl and cover with water while prepping.
  3. Saute chopped onions for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until they are translucent.
  4. Add broth.
  5. Stir in everything else except peas.
  6. Drain peas and add to the pot.
  7. Set to Soup function and adjust the time to 12 minutes.
  8. Allow natural release.
  9. Enjoy!
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