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Home » Crock Pot Soup Recipes » Crock Pot Split Pea Ham Soup

Crock Pot Split Pea Ham Soup

Published: Dec 27, 2019 · Modified: Sep 27, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Crock Pot Split Pea Ham Soup is a very dear family recipe to me. It is now one of my favorite leftover holiday ham crock pot soup recipes.

A white soup bowl with handles filled with Split Pea and Ham Soup.

I grew up eating homemade split pea soup. I absolutely love it. My mom made it on the stove in a pot.

Crock Pot Split Pea Ham Soup brings back fond memories of holidays when I was a child. Get the recipe via flouronmyface.com

It was a sure thing every holiday my mother baked a ham. Every single holiday when my mother or grandmother baked a ham I knew we would be eating split pea soup in the next couple of days.

Money was very tight when I was a child and my mother and grandmother knew how to stretch a dollar.

Nothing went to waste and that included a ham bone. No matter how stripped of meat that ham bone was they would use it to flavor a big pot of soup.

Family Split Pea Soup recipe

My family never put potatoes in their split pea soup and that is the way I like it.

Big chunks of ham, some sliced carrots, and dried split peas. An onion, bay leaves, salt, and pepper is used to season the soup.

There is no need to go all crazy with the ingredient list. This basic split pea recipe is delicious.

I used chicken broth as the liquid but you can also use water if you don't have any chicken stock on hand.

The chicken stock adds a nice rich flavor so if you have it use it.

My mom or grandmother cooked their split pea and ham soup in a big pot on the stovetop. I updated the family split pea soup recipe so I could cook it in my crock pot. It turned out perfect.

 Crock Pot Slow Cooker Split Pea and Ham Soup recipe made using a left over ham bone via flouronmyface.com

Weird Food I ate as a Kid

When I was a kid and we didn't have crackers to eat with a bowl of Split Pea Ham Soup I would roll up bread balls and drop them in my bowl of soup.

Has anyone else ever done that? No?

I was a weird kid I guess but, the reality of growing up poor is you make do with what you have on hand.

I also ate fresh carrot slices on a cheese sandwich with mayonnaise if we didn't have potato chips. Hey, don't knock it until you tried it.

Crock Pot Split Pea and Ham Soup recipe with oyster crackers via flouronmyface.com

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How to make Crock Pot Split Pea Ham Soup

 Ingredients

  • meaty leftover ham bone
  • 4-5 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 lb. bag of dried split peas rinsed well and cleaned
  • ¾ cup diced onion
  • ½ cup sliced carrots
  • 3 small bay leaves
  • cracked pepper

Directions

  1. Place all of the ingredients into a 6-quart crock pot.
  2. Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
  3. Remove ham bone and pull off any meat that is stuck to the bone. Remove any pieces of fat or gristle you see.
  4. Return the ham to the crock pot and stir.
  5. Serve with buttered crispy French bread or crackers.

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Crock Pot Split Pea Ham Soup

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Use up that leftover holiday ham to make this Crock Pot Split Pea Ham Soup recipe. This rich and creamy split pea soup is full of flavor from the ham.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 295 kcal

Ingredients  

  • Meaty leftover ham bone
  • 4-5 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 lb. dried split peas (rinsed well and cleaned)
  • ¾ cup diced onion
  • ½ cup sliced carrots
  • 3 small bay leaves
  • Cracked pepper
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Instructions 

  • Place all of the ingredients into a 6 quart crock pot.
  • Cook on high for 4-5 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
  • Remove ham bone and pull off any meat that is stuck to the bone. Remove any pieces of fat or gristle you see.
  • Return the ham to the crock pot and stir.
  • Serve with buttered crispy French bread or crackers.

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 941mg | Fiber: 20g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1898IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 4mg
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Need more recipes using up leftover holiday ham? Check out my Crock Pot Cheesy Ham Potato recipe.

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  1. Christine Titus

    November 14, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    Split Pea soup is one of my all time favorite soups, and somehow I have just never made it at home until now. I never have a meaty ham bone lying around, so I guess I just never bothered. Until my mother in law shared a little secret with me. If you have a Honey Baked Ham store in your area, that's the place to go for a nice meaty ham bone for soups. The one near me has a whole chest freezer full and they're not very expensive. I paid about 5 bucks for one and it was a really nice meaty one.

    This soup is super easy to make, and absolutely insanely delicious! Leftovers do thicken up overnight, so you may want to add a little more liquid to thin it out a bit. I take my left over broth, and freeze them in an ice cube tray, so if I ever need a bit of broth added to something, like say this soup as leftovers, I can just pop a broth cube in it as it heats up.

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    • Arlene Mobley

      November 15, 2016 at 11:48 pm

      Christine

      I had no idea you could buy the ham bones from the Honey Baked Ham store. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful tip!

      Reply
  2. Debra C.

    October 30, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    Bean soups are just the best in my opinion! Thanks for linking up with us at #FoodieFriDIY - see you next week!

    Reply

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