Split pea soup recipe that is soooo good and easy! Perfect to take to work or on a hike. It cooks while you're doing something else and won't heat up the kitchen!
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 4 minutesminutes
Thermal Cooking 4 hourshours
Total Time 4 hourshours14 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Calories 505kcal
Carbs (g): 66
Ingredients
1cupdried split peas
1teaspoonchicken bouillon powder
4ouncesham, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2cupdiced onion
1carrot, sliced
2-3bay leaves
pepper to taste
water
Instructions
Preheat a 48-ounce Thermos by filling it with boiling water. Cap it and let it sit while preparing the other ingredients.
When everything is chopped, pour the water out of the Thermos and save it. Put the split peas, bouillon powder, ham, onion, carrots, bay leaves and pepper into the Thermos. Fill the Thermos with the reserved water – you won’t need it all.
Dump everything out of the Thermos into a pan, and put the stopper back on the Thermos to keep it from cooling further. Put a lid on the pan with the soup in it and heat it over high heat until boiling. Boil the soup for 3 minutes, then carefully pour it back into the Thermos. Cap the Thermos and let it sit for at least four hours – up to 12 hours is fine.
After two to three hours (particularly if it’s cool where the Thermos is resting and if you don’t have a particularly well-insulated Thermos), you may want to quickly open the Thermos to make sure the soup mixture is still hot and “cooking.” If it’s not steaming, follow the directions above for re-heating.
After 4 hours, you can test the soup for doneness by trying to mash up a pea or a piece of carrot – it should easily “mash” with the back of a spoon. When done, I like to pour the soup back into a pan and cook it about 5 minutes more on top of the stove, tasting to see if it needs additional seasoning. However, this isn’t really necessary.
Pour into bowls and serve. This is great with a dollop of sour cream on top, or on a cold day, a spoonful of sherry over the top.
Notes
Can sit up to 12 hours in Thermos.
Nutrition Facts
Split Pea Soup In A Thermos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 505Calories from Fat 90
% Daily Value*
Fat 10g15%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 35mg12%
Sodium 949mg40%
Potassium 1284mg37%
Carbohydrates 66g22%
Fiber 26g104%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 37g74%
Vitamin A 5240IU105%
Vitamin C 6.5mg8%
Calcium 73mg7%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.