A cozy, rich, and comforting soup, this simple instant pot split pea soup is flavored with quick diced veggies and leftover ham. It’s a perfectly satisfying soup bursting with rich flavor that cooks up in minutes with the push of a button on the instant pot. Serve on cold winter days or as a hearty soup that makes a meal on busy weeknights with crisp crackers or crusty bread.
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This easy split pea soup thickens beautifully into to a rich and satisfying finish as it cooks up quickly in the instant pot. It comes together fast with splashes of chicken stock, delicious diced ham, and a bit of smoky bacon.
Diced ham and Bacon add That Signature Smoky flavor to the soup…
The ham and bacon add so much flavor along with diced carrot, celery, and onion. Just a few minutes on high pressure in the instant pot converts a quick mixture into the perfect satisfying split pea soup that will warm you through all winter long.
This is a great cold-weather soup recipe to make on busy weeknights when you need to get dinner down fast with the push of a button. Just dice up the ham, bacon, and veggies, add the peas, and splash in the stock. Cook in the instant pot in under 20 minutes for a hearty and hot dinner.
This is also one of my favorite hot soup recipes to make after the busy rush of the holiday season. There’s always lots of delicious, smoky leftover ham from all those holiday dinners. This is a great way to use up all that leftover ham from the holidays.
Easy Instant Pot Split Pea Soup In Under 20 minutes cook time
Plus, after all that holiday cooking and entertaining, who wants to slave over a stove all over again? Just toss these simple ingredients in the instant pot. Push a button and let that soup cook itself while you pour that next cup of coffee, help the kids with homework, let the dog out, or sip that glass of wine you’ve been thinking about.
The other big reason this satisfying winter soup recipe is such a hit? Even though split peas are technically in the bean family, you don’t have to soak them in water overnight (like you do with most bigger dried beans). You can go from package, to pot, to plate without any extra prep from the night before.
Split Pea Soup REcipe ingredients
- A medium yellow onion – diced
- Carrots – peeled and diced
- Celery – diced
- Leftover Ham Slices – diced
- Bacon – Small diced
- Ground Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Butter
- Pinches coarse salt + ground pepper to taste
- Chicken Stock
- One bag of green Split peas
How To Make Instant Pot Split Pea Soup with Ham
To start this easy instant pot split pea soup with bacon and ham, begin by removing the lid from the instant pot and pushing the sauté button. Once the pot is hot and ready, toss in diced onion, diced celery, diced carrots, and diced bacon.
Stir the vegetables and bacon mixture in sauté mode until bacon has rendered and diced vegetables are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. When finished, hit cancel to stop sauté mode on the instant pot.
Now you can toss in the diced leftover ham and pour in clean, rinsed split green peas. I used a one pound package of common green split peas from my local grocery store. They come completely dry (not canned or wet) in a plastic package.
Once you toss in the diced ham and peas, stir to combine with the rest of the ingredients in the pot. Splash in the chicken stock and season to desired taste with coarse salt and cracked pepper.
Sprinkle in the onion powder and garlic powder and give one more gentle stir.
Cover your instant pot securely with the lid and hit the pressure cook button. Cook this easy hearty soup on high pressure for 17 minutes.
When cook time is up, allow soup to release steam on its own, naturally for 15 minutes. Lastly, push the steam release button to release remaining steam. Uncover and stir.
Serve hot and garnish with a sprinkling of freshly minced parsley, if desired. Serve with crusty bread or crisp buttery club crackers on the side. Enjoy this simple, flavorful, split pea soup recipe that satisfies like a meal.
Easy Instant Pot Split Pea Soup with Leftover Ham
Ingredients
- 1 medium Yellow Onion - diced
- 3 Carrots - peeled and diced
- 3 ribs Celery - diced
- 1 cup Leftover Ham Slices - diced
- 4 strips Bacon - small diced
- 1 tsp Ground Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tbsp Butter
- pinches Coarse Salt + Ground Pepper
- 6½ cups Chicken Stock
- 1 lb Green Split Peas - a one pound bag – picked through/rinsed/washed
Instructions
- Begin by removing the lid from the instant pot and pushing the sauté button. Once the pot is hot and ready, melt in the butter and toss in diced onion, diced celery, diced carrots, and diced bacon.
- Stir the vegetables and bacon mixture in sauté mode until bacon has rendered and diced vegetables are tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. When finished, hit cancel to stop sauté mode on the instant pot.
- Now you can toss in the diced leftover ham and pour in clean, rinsed split green peas. Once you toss in the diced ham and peas, stir to combine with the rest of the ingredients in the pot.
- Splash in the chicken stock and season to desired taste with coarse salt and cracked pepper. Sprinkle in the onion powder and garlic powder and give one more gentle stir.
- Cover your instant pot securely with the lid and hit the pressure cook button. Cook this easy hearty soup on high pressure for 17 minutes.
- When cook time is up, allow soup to release steam on its own, naturally for 15 minutes. Next, push the steam release button to release remaining steam. Uncover and stir.
- Serve hot and garnish with a sprinkle of freshly minced parsley, if desired.Â
