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Pressure Cooker Split Pea Soup
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Split pea soup in no time using a pressure cooker or Instant Pot. And, it's pretty darned tasty too!
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
10 reviews
2 comments
ingredients
5 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 potato, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup green split peas, rinsed
2 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken stock
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
directions
Set your pressure cooker or Instant Pot to saute mode. Add the bacon and cook, stirring frequently, until it the fat starts to render. Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is soft.
Add the carrots, potato, split peas, stock, garlic, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
Close and lock the lid and bring to pressure (high heat if using an older pressure cooker). Cook for 15 minutes once at pressure.
Use the natural release method when the timer is up.
Remove the bay leaf, stir the soup, then serve in individual bowls. Can garnish with chopped, cooked bacon or chopped, fresh parsley if desired.
nutrition data
244 calories, 5 grams fat, 39 grams carbohydrates, 13 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
Sounds great will make it!
May 10, 2016
Best split pea soup ever. I only used 4 pieces thick sliced bacon from deli and a sweet potato instead of regular. Otherwise I followed recipe to a T in my instant pot. Absolutely fantastic. Rave reviews from my family too!!
I don't want to skew the rating scale by grading my results but, I'll offer this. I am a seasoned cook but, I would never admit to knowing everything. My split pea uses ham instead of bacon, a stock pot instead of a pressure cooker. I was dying to try this recipe because who doesn't love bacon more than life itself and reduced time behind a stove? What went wrong? I followed the instructions to the letter (leaving out the potato) except my 12 qt. cooker only has 5,10, and 15 pound settings. I set it for 5 and extended the cooking time by 5 minutes. I used a higher-end gas stove. Taste was good, very little burnt to the bottom. Soup was almost pizza-pie appearance so I folded it in to itself, transferred it to another pot, added water and re-heated. My end results will not deliver 6 servings. Any suggestions will be appreciated as I would like to try this again. Thank you. Submitted 2/13/2016
Sorry to hear that this recipe didn't work out for you. I'm not sure what advice to offer. When we made it, we used an electric pressure cooker so perhaps there is some difference there between the electric models and stovetop versions (heat or pressure accuracy?)
June 8, 2013
It's not exactly soup season here in the south but I often crave soups in the summer. Fired up the ol' pressure cooker and whipped up a batch of this. My wife thought I was crazy but she loved the soup too!
February 4, 2013
This was one of my first experiments using a pressure cooker, and it turned out perfectly. I really loved this recipe and won't hesitate to make it again.
November 13, 2011
I love the function to adjust the size of the recipe. I made it in a pressure cooker to serve 36 and then pressure canned it in 5 quarts with 1 quart left over for dinner.
January 22, 2010
This recipe was really good. I pureed it after it was done. My kids loved it.
July 23, 2009
I hadn't used my pressure cooker in years and almost came unstuck by adding the 2 1/2 cups stock and cooking as stated. I think this must need to read "2 1/2 PINTS" stock which is what I ended up adding after the 15 minute cook. It was then delicious.
January 9, 2008
WOW!!! Just made this soup. The best split pea soup I ever made. Great recipe and the time was right on. Thank you..
April 17, 2006
Very Good, I used a hambone from Easter as well. Cooked the onions in butter. Husband said "Awesome, Better write down exactly what you did, best Split Pea Soup I ever had." This is one of his long time favorite dishes, so it's saying a lot. This is my first recipe in a pressure cooker. I think it was very easy.
December 31, 2005
Best split pea soup I have ever made (and I've been making sps for 45 years!) Next time I will add 2-3 slices of fresh ginger root for the cooking and remove them before serving. Cooking time was exactly correct!! Thanks.
March 21, 2005
if you like quick savory soup without having to wait hours, this is good. however, instead of bacon, i used a ham bone from a ham i cooked for easter. i prepared a stock from it by cooking it in the cooker on high with six cups of water. i also took all the remaining ham from the bone (which now was falling off) and cut it up and put it in the soup as well.