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Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a thick and flavourful soup perfect for lunch or dinner.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

This pressure cooker pea soup with ham is the perfect comfort food for cold weather.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

This pea soup recipe takes about fifteen minutes to prep and about an hour to pressure cook and release.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Be sure to read through the entire post so that you don’t miss out on any important tips and tricks!

To make this soup, I started by dicing a yellow onion.

diced onion on a cutting board

Then I dumped the diced onion into the bottom of my Instant Pot.

diced onion in an Instant Pot

I also peeled and finely diced some carrot.

diced carrot on a cutting board

I added the diced carrot to the Instant Pot.

diced onion and diced carrot in an Instant Pot

I also finely chopped some celery.

diced celery on a cutting board

I added the chopped celery to the pot.

diced carrot, onion and celery in an Instant Pot

 

Then I diced some smoked ham.

diced ham on a cutting board

I added the diced ham to the pot.

diced ham and diced vegetables in an Instant Pot

 

Then I poured some chicken broth and water into the Instant Pot.

diced ham and diced vegetables in broth in an Instant Pot

I added some salt, pepper, ground sage, garlic powder and onion powder to the pot.

spices on top of diced vegetables and broth in Instant Pot

I stirred all of the ingredients together.

diced vegetables and broth in an Instant Pot

Then I rinsed some yellow split peas.

rinsed yellow split peas in a colander

I added the peas to the pot.

yellow split peas on top of diced vegetables in broth in an Instant Pot

I stirred the peas into the broth.

diced vegetables in broth in an Instant Pot

Then I placed the lid on the Instant Pot, turned the pressure release valve to the sealing position and set the Instant Pot to Pressure Cook High for 17 minutes.

Once the Instant Pot finished pressure cooking, I left it to natural release for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, I turned the pressure release valve to the venting position and finished with a quick with release.

I removed the lid from the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot pea soup after pressure cooking

Then I stirred the contents well.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

I allowed the soup to sit for a few minutes before serving.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

This Instant Pot pea soup is thick and tasty.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

This pressure cooker version of pea soup is very easy to make.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

If you are looking for a simple and delicious pressure cooker soup recipe, then you need to try this Instant Pot Split Pea Soup!

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

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PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE RECIPE CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

Ingredients You’ll Need to Make This Instant Pot Split Pea Soup:

  • 1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 2 cups diced ham
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground sage
  • 2 1/3 cups dried yellow split peas, rinsed

How to Make Instant Pot Split Pea Soup:

  1. Dump diced onions, diced carrots, diced celery and diced ham into the Instant Pot.
  2. Pour the chicken broth and water into the pot.
  3. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and ground sage to the pot.
  4. Stir well.
  5. Add the rinsed split peas to the pot and stir again.
  6. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, turn the steam release handle to the sealing position and set the Instant Pot to Pressure Cook High for 17 minutes.
  7. Once the Instant Pot is done pressure cooking, leave it to natural release for 15 minutes.
  8. After 15 minutes, turn the steam release handle to the venting to finish with a quick release.
  9. Remove the lid from the Instant Pot and stir the contents well.
  10. Leave the soup to sit for a few minutes before serving.
  11. Serve and enjoy!

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Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup is a hearty pressure cooker soup recipe made with yellow split peas and loaded with diced ham, carrots and celery.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 2 cups diced ham
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 1/2 tbsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground sage
  • 2 1/3 cups dried yellow split peas, rinsed

Instructions

  1. Dump diced onions, diced carrots, diced celery and diced ham into the Instant Pot.
  2. Pour the chicken broth and water into the pot.
  3. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and ground sage to the pot.
  4. Stir well.
  5. Add the rinsed split peas to the pot and stir again.
  6. Place the lid on the Instant Pot, turn the steam release handle to the sealing position and set the Instant Pot to Pressure Cook High for 17 minutes.
  7. Once the Instant Pot is done pressure cooking, leave it to natural release for 15 minutes.
  8. After 15 minutes, turn the steam release handle to the venting to finish with a quick release.
  9. Remove the lid from the Instant Pot and stir the contents well.
  10. Leave the soup to sit for a few minutes before serving.
  11. Serve and enjoy!
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Cuisine: American / Category: Instant Pot Recipes

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