Canadian Yellow Split Pea Soup Recipe with Ham

Name: Canadian Yellow Split Pea Soup Recipe with Ham
Total time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients: 1 ham bone with some meat; 2.5 cups yellow split peas; 5 stalks celery, diced; 4 carrots, diced; 0.5 large Spanish onion, diced; 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 bay leaf; 1 pinch ground black pepper, or to taste; 8 cups water, or as needed

This creamy yellow split pea soup is filled with ham, carrots, celery, and thyme. There's nothing quite like this soup to warm you up on a chilly day! As a Canadian living in the US, I missed Habitant soup, so I created this homemade version. I think it’s even better than the original!

Total time3 hrs 30 mins
Prep time20 mins
Cook time3 hrs 10 mins
Yield12

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Instructions

Gather all of your ingredients.
In a large pot, combine the ham bone, yellow split peas, celery, carrots, onion, salt, thyme, bay leaf, and pepper. Pour in water. Bring to a boil, skimming off any foam that rises to the surface.
Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot slightly ajar, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 3 hours, or until the yellow split peas are tender and the soup has thickened.
Remove the ham bone from the soup. Take the meat off the bone, chop or shred it, and then return it to the pot.

Nutrition

Calories: 172 kcal
Fat Content: 0 g
Fiber Content: 1 g
Sugar Content: 3 g
Sodium Content: 995 mg
Protein Content: 12 g
Carbohydrate Content: 32 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g