Split Pea Soup with Sausage Recipe
Split pea soup is a recipe you should add to your fall meal plan. It’s the best time of year for soup. This split pea soup with sausage is sure to warm the bellies of your family. Making soup on chilly days makes the house feel cozy and comfortable.
Split Pea Soup – Love it or Hate it?
Growing up, my grandma would make split pea soup quite often. Of course, being a loyal member of the Picky Eater’s Club, I wouldn’t dare touch the green liquid. As an adult, the more green in our diet the better. I still don’t know that many people who make a special request for pea soup, but it’s a good recipe to make a couple of times per year.
In fact, eating green split peas is said to improve your heart health. The fiber from the peas may lower your cholesterol, which reduces your risk for heart disease. I honestly don’t know any other recipes that contain split peas, nor have I looked for them, so split pea soup will be the way we get our dosage.
I know split pea soup is an acquired taste for some people. It seems to be one of those foods that people either love or hate — nothing in between. If you’re reading this, you probably love split pea soup, so please let us know if you make this recipe.
This recipe for split pea soup is different in that it contains sausage instead of ham. Quite often, people make split pea soup with a ham bone, but that’s not necessary for this recipe. Don’t eat ham that often? No need to wait for that special time of year that you obtain a ham bone.
The addition of sausage to this soup recipe adds delicious flavor. If you typically find split pea soup bland, give this recipe a try to see if the sausage makes a difference for you.
More Fall Recipes to Make:
- Three bean slow cooker chili
- Homemade onion soup mix – great to keep in the pantry
- Creamy pork chops in the slow cooker
Split Pea Soup with Sausage Recipe
Equipment
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Ingredients
- ½ lb sausage ground
- 1 cup celery chopped
- ½ cup onions diced
- 16 oz split peas 1 lb, dry
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 2 cup water
- 1 cup carrot chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp thyme
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- Place sausage, onions and celery in a large stock pot and heat on medium to brown sausage.½ lb sausage, 1 cup celery, ½ cup onions
- Add split peas, broth, water, carrots and spices. Heat on medium-high heat until boiling.16 oz split peas, 4 cup chicken broth, 2 cup water, 1 cup carrot, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp thyme, ½ tsp pepper, 2 bay leaves
- Reduce heat to simmer and cover, 2 hours. Stir occasionally.
- Remove bay leaves and discard before serving.
Nutrition
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Do you like split pea soup? Let us know if you try it with sausage.
For a lighter taste, try steaming & pureeing 1 pound of petite baby peas ( usually frozen) and adding them to the recipe above. I think it adds depth of flavor.
For a lighter taste, try steaming & pureeing 1 pound of petite baby peas ( usually frozen) and adding them to the recipe above. I think it adds depth of flavor.
Thank you for the suggestion!
Split pea soup is one of my faves. I always make it with ham instead of sausage, tho. I can’t wait to try this new variation!
Split pea soup is one of my faves. I always make it with ham instead of sausage, tho. I can’t wait to try this new variation!
This might be one way to get my son to try peas! He is not so good with green veggies.
This might be one way to get my son to try peas! He is not so good with green veggies.
I definitely think the sausage will help!
I don’t like green split pea soup with ham or anything else because I don’t like the green split peas. I ended up with a bag of dry green split peas and searched recipes a while until I decided on this one. I didn’t change much except I thinned out the soup by using more broth than peas and added one finely diced potato. I really like it! Very hearty and warming for these cold MI days! Thanks!
My mom always made pea soup with link breakfast sausages. It is delicious. I don’t have links on hand so I think this recipe will be perfect! Looking forward to a warm bowl of soup for dinner and even better the next day! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Joanne. I hope you love it! Please let me know how it turns out.