Best Smoky Sweet Pea Soup Recipes

SMOKY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Smoky Split Pea Soup image

Split pea soup recipes are often flavored with ham hocks, but this veg version gets its smoky taste from smoked paprika and chipotle chiles. Sweet potatoes and split peas are good sources of potassium, which lowers blood pressure. If split peas are old(after about 1-2 years) they will not get tender, so check the date. Adapted from Vegetarian Times magazine(Feb. 2010).

Provided by Sharon123

Categories Onions

Time 2h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup split peas
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika (can add more to taste)
1 teaspoon chopped chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce (more if you like it really spicy)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (optional)
1 teaspoon oregano, chopped (optional)
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced (3 cups, you can use winter squash if you like instead or even carrots)
2 medium onions, diced (3 cups)
3 celery ribs, diced (1 cup)
4 -6 garlic cloves, minced (4 tsp.)
6 cups water (or vegetable stock)
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes

Steps:

Soak split peas in large bowl of cold water overnight(some reviewers said they boiled the peas for 30 or 40 minutes rather than soaking and it worked fine).
Heat oil in 3-qt. saucepan over medium heat. Add paprika, chipotle, and cumin if using, and stir. Add sweet potato(or squash), onions, and celery, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Cover, and cook 10 minutes, or until onions are soft and translucent. Add garlic, and sauté 2 minutes.
Drain split peas, and add to pot with 6 cups water(I use about 4 cups vegetable stock and 2 cups water). Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 1 hour. Add tomatoes, and cook 30 minutes more, or until split peas are tender.

SMOKY SPLIT PEA AND ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Smoky Split Pea and Root Vegetable Soup image

wonderful split pea soup. not sure where the recipe came from, i have had it for years and subscribe to many cooking publications and own way too many cookbooks. i usually make it with a ham bone but is just as good with smoked turkey wings. when i really want to ham it up i brown a center cut slice in pan before i begin, remove from pan and cut into pieces and add last 30 minutes.

Provided by dianasportal

Categories Chowders

Time 1h25m

Yield 15 cups, 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
3 medium carrots, chopped
2 large parsnips, chopped
2 medium leeks, chopped (white and lite green only)
1 large onion, chopped
2 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme, crumbled
2 teaspoons marjoram, crumbled
3 bay leaves
11 cups chicken stock
3 cups dried split peas
1 1/2 lbs smoked ham hocks or 1 1/2 lbs smoked turkey wings
1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Steps:

melt butter in lg pot over low heat. add carrots, parsnips, leeks, onion, thyme, marjoram and bay leaves. cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. add stock, peas and ham hocks. bring to simmer and cover partially and cook til peas are tender and soup thickens slightly stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. add parsley in the last 5 minutes. season with salt and pepper.

QUICK SWEET PEA SOUP

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Homemade pea soup is less than 30 minutes away, with canned sweet peas, bagged spinach and chicken broth as time savers. Blending early in the preparation so the soup purees all at once in only one batch, keeps it simple too.

Provided by Del Monte

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Del Monte

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 (15 ounce) cans Del Monte® Sweet Peas, drained
2 cups baby spinach
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons fresh thyme
3 ½ cups chicken broth, divided
¼ cup heavy cream, sour cream, or plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon Garlic croutons

Steps:

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook onion about 10 minutes or until lightly browned and soft, stirring frequently.
Blend onion, peas, spinach, lemon juice, thyme and 2 cups chicken broth in a blender or food processor until very smooth. Return to same saucepan. Stir in remaining broth. Gently heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in cream, if desired. Heat over low heat about 1 minute. DO NOT BOIL. Garnish with garlic croutons, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 241.9 calories, Carbohydrate 28.7 g, Cholesterol 40.1 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 1571.3 mg, Sugar 13 g