Name: Split Pea Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.25 cups dried split peas; 2 quarts cold water, plus more as needed; 1.5 pounds ham bone; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 pinch dried marjoram; 3 stalks celery, chopped; 3 carrots, chopped; 1 potato, diced

Split Pea Soup

This chunky split pea soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, and chunks of ham is the perfect comfort food on a cold and blustery day!

3 hr 15 min total 15 min prep 2 hr cook 6 310 cal

Instructions

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1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Place peas in a large stockpot and cover with several inches of cold water; let soak, 1 hour to overnight. Drain, rinse, and return peas to the pot.
3 Add 2 quarts of cold water, ham bone, onion, salt, pepper, and marjoram to the stockpot. Cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally.
4 Remove ham bone; cut off meat, dice, and return meat to soup.
5 Add celery, carrots, and potatoes.
6 Cook slowly, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, about 30 to 40 minutes.
7 Serve and enjoy!