This Instant Pot Split Pea Soup recipe allows you to enjoy a bowl of comforting soup in a fraction of the time of traditional methods.
My husband loves my Crock Pot Split Pea Soup, but a slow cooker recipe requires that I remember to start dinner rather early in the day…and I am a bit forgetful. So after promising him all week that I would use the ham bone in the freezer to make split pea soup, and forgetting each day to start the slow cooker, I decided to use my Instant Pot as a Pressure Cooker and quickly make Split Pea Soup.
If you have an Instant Pot, you know it doubles as a pressure cooker. Split Pea Soup takes up to 8 hours in a slow cooker and about 3 hours on the stovetop, but only a little over 30 minutes in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker, so the time savings is quite significant. Another benefit to making split pea soup in an Instant Pot is that you do not have to soak the dried peas before cooking them.
Instant Pot Split Pea Soup Recipe
- 1 pound bag of dried split peas
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 2 stalks of celery, sliced
- 2 carrots, diced
- ½ cup onion, diced
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 2 teaspoons marjoram
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 5 cups water
- ½ cup sherry (optional)
Directions:
- Add the dried peas, ham bone, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, spices, water, and sherry to the Instant Pot. Stir to combine the ingredients.
- Secure the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is set to sealing. Push the manual button and ensure that “high pressure” has been selected. Set the time for 18 minutes.
- After the pea soup has cooked at high pressure for 18 minutes, allow the steam to release naturally for 12 minutes. Use a pot holder to flip the valve to release the remaining steam quickly.
- When all of the steam has been released, use a fork or an immersion blender to mash the ingredients and blend them together.
- Serve the split pea soup with additional sherry or croutons if you wish.
Note: If you want a smooth texture, but do not have an immersion blender, you can carefully ladle the soup into a blender and blend the soup in small batches until it is completely blended. The heat can change the fit of the lid on some blenders, so be sure to place a potholder over the top of the blender and then place pressure on the lid to keep the lid from coming off while being blended.
Printable Recipe for Instant Pot Split Pea Soup
Instant Pot Split Pea Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound bag of dried split peas
- 1 meaty ham bone
- 2 stalks of celery sliced
- 2 carrots diced
- ½ cup onion diced
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 2 teaspoons marjoram
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 5 cups water
- ½ cup sherry optional
Instructions
- Add the dried peas, ham bone, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, spices, water, and sherry to the Instant Pot. Stir to combine the ingredients.
- Secure the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is set to sealing. Push the manual button and ensure that "high pressure" has been selected. Set the time for 18 minutes.
- After the pea soup has cooked at high pressure for 18 minutes, allow the steam to release naturally for 12 minutes. Use a pot holder to flip the valve to release the remaining steam quickly.
- When all of the steam has been released, use a fork or an immersion blender to mash the ingredients and blend them together.
- Serve the split pea soup with additional sherry or croutons if you wish.
Tim says
Thank you yourversion was a hit with us… “Instapot” “riblets pan cooked” “vegtable broth”
Cheers
KT says
Can I substitute chicken broth for the water?
Alea Milham says
Yes, you can, but it will alter the flavor. If you want to use broth, I recommend using vegetable broth.
Michele says
Dont you have to soak the beans forat
Alea Milham says
Not if you cook them in an Instant Pot.