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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Lunch ยป Soup

    Yellow Split Pea and Ham Soup

    Published: Feb 20, 2014 ยท Updated: Sep 19, 2024 by Neil 2 Comments

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    A bowl of split pea soup with a roll halved on a chopping board in the background.
    Yellow split pea and ham soup is a delicious and rich tasting low cost family staple. This easy recipe makes 8 portions so there's plenty to freeze too! #neilshealthymeals #recipe #splitpea #ham #splitpeasoup

    Yellow split pea and ham soup is a delicious rich tasting traditional low cost family staple. This easy recipe makes 8 portions so plenty to freeze too!

    A bowl of yellow split pea and ham soup in front of a chopping board with a roll cut in half on it.

    This yellow split pea and ham soup recipe is one of my favourite soups.

    Like my easy Scottish lentil soup this Scottish yellow split pea soup is a family recipe passed through our generations.

    The recipe makes 8 servings so there’s plenty to go round. Any leftovers can easily go into the freezer.

    You'll find this recipe for split pea and ham soup is full of flavor and an easy alternative to split pea and bacon soup, if you don't have bacon.

    All I'm using here as a substitute to bacon is a thick cooked slice of gammon / ham which you should easily be able to buy. Or have leftover.

    For example, the slice of ham/gammon I used in the recipe was one of several saved from Christmas day, which was left over and then put in the freezer until I could make use of it.

    This recipe is really easy, and makes a really tasty soup - filling and full of the right kind of carbohydrates and protein but low in calories.

    There are only 225 calories per portion in this spilt pea soup.

    The ingredients are budget ones too so it shouldn't cost you much to make either!

    I mean is there anything more comforting than a bowl of thick hearty soup?

    This yellow split pea and ham soup is packed with flavour and easily fills you up too!

    Close up view of a bowl of yellow split pea and ham soup.
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    • ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿณ Hints And Tips For Your Yellow Split Pea And Ham Soup
    • ๐Ÿฅ˜ Ingredients
    • ๐Ÿ”ช Step By Step Instructions
    • ๐Ÿฝ Equipment
    • ๐Ÿฅฃ Other Popular Soup Recipes You Might Also Like
    • ๐Ÿ“‹ Yellow Split Pea and Ham Soup Recipe
    • ๐Ÿงพ Nutrition Label
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    👨🏻‍🍳 Hints And Tips For Your Yellow Split Pea And Ham Soup

    • If you can't get ham slices you could use some slices of turkey instead.
    • To make this soup vegetarian just omit the ham and use vegetable stock cubes instead.
    • To freeze the soup let it cool first. Then portion the soup into individual containers and place in the freezer. This makes it easy to take the split pea soup out of the freezer to defrost the night before the day its needed.
    • Once defrosted the soup can easily be reheated on your stove or in your microwave.
    • Soups are not only a convenient way to take your lunch to work but if you make your own you know exactly what's in it!
    • Why not make your own wholemeal bread and rolls to go with it?

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Low Fat Cooking Oil Spray or Olive oil - use cooking olive oil rather than extra virgin
    • Yellow Split Peas - the essential ingredient for this soup.
    • Onion - I use brown onions
    • Carrots
    • Cooked unsmoked ham/gammon steaks - you could also use beef or turkey instead.
    • Chicken stock home-made or from a stock cube - you could also use ham stock. I just prefer chicken.
    • Bay Leaf - gives the soup a distinctive flavour. Make sure you remove the bay leaf before you puree the soup!
    • Fresh Parsley - optional for decoration
    • Freshly Ground Salt and Black Pepper

    See recipe card for quantities.

    🔪 Step By Step Instructions

    Detailed instructions are in the recipe card below. But here is a quick step by step guide of how to make this yellow pea and ham soup recipe:

    1. Spray the bottom of a large saucepan with oil or add the olive oil.
    2. Heat the oil and turn the temperature down to medium.
    3. Add the diced onions, diced carrots and diced ham and sweat them down until they are soft. Stirring the vegetables around the pan to avoid the ham burning.
    4. Once onions and carrots are soft add all the pre-soaked yellow split peas, mix together, and then add the 1.5 litres of chosen stock and the bay leaf.
    5. Simmer until vegetable mixture is softenned.
    6. Switch off heat. Allow to cool.
    7. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
    8. Puree the soup in batches in a blender. Put back in a saucepan. Gently re-heat the soup. If you don't wan't to puree you could lightly mash with a potato masher instead.
    9. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
    10. Serve on bowls garnished with parsley.

    🍽 Equipment

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    • Saucepans
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Peeler
    • Kitchen scale
    • Wooden spoon
    • Measuring jug
    • Blender

    This is the set of pans I recommend for cooking with.

    The set includes 16, 18, 20 cm saucepans, 1 x 14 cm milk pan and 1 x 24 cm fry pan.

    The pans are suitable for all hobs including induction.

    They come with a 1-year guarantee which can be extended to a 10-year warranty when you register the product.

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    A bowl of yellow split pea and ham soup in front of a chopping board with a roll cut in half on it.
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    📋 Yellow Split Pea and Ham Soup Recipe

    This delicious, rich tasting and easily made yellow split pea and ham soup is a great low cost family staple.
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Cook Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Total Time2 hours hrs
    Course: Lunch
    Cuisine: International
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 225kcal
    Author: Neil

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    This means that if you click on it and then buy that product I’ll get a small commission (at no extra cost to you of course).

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    Equipment

    • Saucepans
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Peeler
    • Kitchen scale
    • Wooden spoon
    • Measuring jug
    • Blender

    Ingredients

    • Low fat cooking spray or 1 tsp. olive oil
    • 300 g yellow split peas – soak these overnight or for at least 6 hours in cold water.
    • 2 medium sized diced onions.
    • 3 medium sized peeled diced carrots
    • 1 thick slice cooked ham/gammon diced.
    • 1.5 L chicken stock home-made or from a stock cube
    • 1 bay leaf
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • Chopped fresh parsley
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Give 5 sprays of the low fat cooking spray in the bottom of a large saucepan which is big enough to hold 2.5 litres water in total. Or add the olive oil.
    • Heat the oil in the saucepan until it is hot and turn the temperature down to medium.
    • Add the diced onions, diced carrots and diced ham and sweat them down until they are soft it will probably take 8 minutes or so, if using the cooking spray method, quicker if using olive oil. Keep stirring the vegetables around the pan so that the ham also does not burn.
    • Once the onions and carrots are soft add all of the pre-soaked yellow split peas, mix together, and then add the 1.5 litres of chicken stock and the bay leaf.
    • Simmer for about 1 hour until all of the vegetable mixture is soft. You will need to keep stirring the pot to remove the bubbles on top.
    • Switch off the heat and allow the soup to cool for half an hour.
    • Remove the bay leaf.
    • Puree the soup in batches and put back in a saucepan, gently re-heating the soup.
    • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
    • Allow to cool a little serve garnished with parsley.
    • Or portion the soup into individual containers with labels on, and freeze to be used when required.
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 34.9g | Protein: 15.2g | Fat: 3.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Cholesterol: 7.7mg | Sodium: 340.4mg | Fiber: 10.9g | Sugar: 8.4g | Vitamin A: 3900IU | Vitamin C: 6.6mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2.3mg

    🧾 Nutrition Label

    Nutritional information provided below is calculated using paid for online tools and the exact ingredients and quantities used above.

    Nutrition Facts
    📋 Yellow Split Pea and Ham Soup
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 225 Calories from Fat 28
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 3.1g5%
    Saturated Fat 0.8g5%
    Cholesterol 7.7mg3%
    Sodium 340.4mg15%
    Carbohydrates 34.9g12%
    Fiber 10.9g45%
    Sugar 8.4g9%
    Protein 15.2g30%
    Vitamin A 3900IU78%
    Vitamin C 6.6mg8%
    Calcium 40mg4%
    Iron 2.3mg13%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    1. Sharon McNamee

      July 11, 2024 at 7:33 am

      5 stars
      Hi Neil. I've made this soup numerous times and it's always come out yummy! Just to say I don't puree the soup though, I just mash it up a little with a potato masher as I like the thicker chunkier consistency of it! Still delicious though. Thank you for your recipes.

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      • Neil

        July 11, 2024 at 7:23 pm

        Hi Sharon. Thank you so much for your kind words and for being a loyal follower of my recipe blog! I'm delighted to hear that you've enjoyed the yellow split pea and ham soup multiple times. Your suggestion to use a potato masher instead of pureeing is fantastic for achieving that thick, chunky consistency. I'm pleased to let you know that I've updated the recipe today to include your excellent tip. Your feedback is always appreciated and helps make the recipes even better for everyone. Thanks again for your wonderful support!

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