Pressure Cooker Pea Soup

I’ve been making Pea Soup for my family for many years, but when I received my Pressure Cooker it opened up a whole new world for me! I used to have to slow cook (on the stove) most of the day to get those split peas to cook, but no more of that. This is a one-pot fool-proof way to make a yummy thick pea soup in less than 20 minutes! YUM! You can make it with store-bought chicken broth, or boil up that leftover ham bone and use the broth from that! If you don’t have a ham bone, no biggie. Just use some leftover chicken!

Equipment Needed

6 to 8 Quart Pressure Cooker
Hand Held Blender (this is necessary to get the right consistency!)

Ingredients

4 Cups Chicken or Ham broth
2 Cups Water
1 Large Onion, Diced
2 Cups (or as little as you have) Cooked Chicken OR Ham, cut into chunks (Optional)
1 Pkg (1lb) Green or Yellow Split Peas, rinsed well and soaked for about an hour
1 Pkg (1lb) Frozen Carrots OR 1lb baby carrots OR 2cans sliced carrots
Salt and Pepper to taste (I just sprinkle it over the top!)
2 TBSP Adobe Seasoning OR 2 TBSP Garlic Powder

Put all your ingredients in your cooker and stir. When your soup is done, you can add more seasonings if you prefer. The amounts in the Ingredients List are just suggestions!
Pressure Cook on HIGH for 12 minutes, then do a Natural Release (NR) for 10mins to help reduce all that liquid spitting out the top! LOL
Blend with hand blender until smooth and creamy. Serve with Sourdough Bread for a delicious, hearty meal YUM!!

You’ll get ALOT of servings out of this. Yields about 5 quarts of soup. Freezes well!