The BEST recipe for split pea soup and so easy to make! I usually add 1-2 chopped carrots in with the rest for some added color/flavor. This is my go-to SPS recipe and usually cook it 3-4 times a year. DELICIOUS!

This recipe is wonderful. My family enjoyed it very much. My children even ask for it. very, very easy. Thank you

I don't like split pea soup, but I loved this (getting older does make your tastes change). Once I added dumplings to this per hubby's request, he said it tasted just like his moms. Thanks for an easy pleasing recipe.

This is the way split pea soup is supposed to be...minus the oil because it doesn't need it. My husband and I absolutely love this recipe. It is the same recipe that has been handed down generation after generation in our famliy. We presoak our peas because I think it helps eliminate gas from the peas and it helps them disintegrate faster. This is such a great recipe on its own that it leaves me wondering why people add so much to it. If you add all those other vegetables then wouldn't it just be a creamy version of vegetable soup? And chicken broth to a ham soup? That just causes the true ham flavor to become muddled thus causing people to think it needs something more. Remember more is not always better, sometimes it is just more. This recipe is perfect as is!

Very good! I added a dash of Thyme and a bay leaf as well as extra veggies. My kids ate it all and they don't even like pea soup...

Delicious and so easy to make.

Super Good, Super Healthy, Super Cheap! What more could you ask? My secret ingredient? I add one to two tablespoons of brown sugar OR maple syrup to the pot. Everyone raves and can't figure out what's different! lol, just don't add too much, leave it as a background flavor.

This was so easy and although i'm not a fan of split pea soup, my family loved it. Will be making this again.

excellent soup recipe. looking for a way to thin it out a little more.

I've never made split pea soup before - my husband always makes that nasty stuff from the can - ughh. This recipe was simple so it was a great place to start. I added garlic (I can't cook with out it). The soup was good, but nothing to write home to mom about. Now that I've made it once, I'll probably experiment with other recipes and flavor additions. All in all, it was a simple, tasty soup without a bunch of bells and whistles.

Good soup. I didn't use a ham bone but rather I used a freezer bag full of chopped ham from some long-past dinner. Very hearty. My husband doesn't eat the stuff so I have frozen some for future meals (mmmm lunch!) and given some to my best friend whose toddler thinks its awesome!

We loved this recipe. I've always been a split pea and ham soup fan. My husband was a bit skeptical but one taste took away any doubts. This recipe couldn't have been any easier. I did brown the onions first and added garlic too (which I do to most things). I used pork hocks on the suggestion of my butcher...I'm not sure I'd do that again. I think it produced good flavor but there was virtually no meat on the hocks to shred off (I'd never used hocks before). I'll search around for a better ham bone solution next time. This is a keeper for our family...my 4 year old son had 2 bowls too. Thanks for sharing!!!

This is a great basic split pea soup that leaves much room for additions. I added some veggies and country ham and it was delicious!

more ham

Oh man, this was delicious! I highly recommend it for first-time split pea soup makers (like me). I used a ham bone with a little extra ham on it, 2 (1#) bags of split peas (cooked with first bag for 2 hrs, then added the 2nd bag per a few other's suggestions & cooked for another hour or so), used a combination of water, chicken stock & even a can of beef stock, threw in a few random spices, some carrot slices (which next time I'll add more of those), & let it simmer. Removed the ham from the ham bone after it was done - Totally yummy & absolutely easy. IT MAKES A TON OF SOUP - but since it was so good, I froze enough for at least 2 more dinners (for 2 people). Served with some garlic french toast - DELICIOUS. I didn't add any salt to the main pot, but did add salt to my bowl - hubbs didn't need any extra salt. Tasted great for lunch the next day too! Thanks for such a great starter recipe!!

So good and so simple, I followed it exactly and it was perfect. I made it in my dutch oven and it was done in an hour in 15 min on medium heat. I might try carrots and celery next time just to see the difference in taste, but it's a keeper, great recipe!