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Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage (Pressure Cooker)

By Chula King · December 20, 2020

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Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage

Split Pea Soup was my very favorite soup when I was a child, and is still my favorite soup years later. My mom would make it using the ham bone from Christmas dinner.  Through the years, I’ve made my own split pea soup, but have discovered that it’s way more flavorful with smoked sausage as opposed to ham.

Split pea soup with smoked sausage

Ingredients for Split Pea Soup

The sausage that I use is Conecuh smoked sausage. Unlike other sausages such as Kielbasa, this sausage needs to be cooked before using it in a dish. Part of the reason for cooking it is to get rid of most of the fat.  It’s a bit time consuming, but well worth it!

The other ingredients that I use in this Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage are split green peas, onions, celery, salt, dried thyme, black pepper and water.

Ingredients that I use for split pea soup

Because I make the soup in my pressure cooker, I don’t find that it is necessary soak the peas overnight. However, I do rinse them well and let them drain.

Rinsing the split peas

Making the Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage 

First, I sliced the sausage and cooked it over medium heat in my pressure cooker. 

Cooking sausage in pressure cooker

After the sausage was fully cooked, I drained it well on paper towels and used extra paper towels to remove as much grease as possible. I poured out all of the fat from the pan and quickly wiped the inside with paper towels.

Then, I added the onions and celery to the pan and cooked them over medium heat for about five minutes. The liquid that was given off helped to loosen a lot of the “fond” or little roasty bits from the bottom of the pan after cooking the sausage.

Cooking onions and celery in pressure cooker

Next, I added the remaining the cooked sausage and seasonings. I stirred to combine everything.

Adding Sausage and spices to pressure cooker

Finally, I added the split peas, chicken broth and water.

Adding Chicken Broth

After giving the soup a good stir, I secured the top of the pressure cooker and turned the heat up to high until full pressure was achieved.

Once full pressure was reached, I reduced the heat to maintain the pressure, and cooked the soup for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes, I removed the pan from the heat and allowed it to depressurize.

When I removed the top of the pressure cooker, the resultant soup didn’t look very good because the solids were at the bottom and the liquids were on top.

Soup after 15 minutes

Finishing the Split Pea Soup

Not to worry. I used my “smart stick” that Susan got me for Christmas and gave the mixture a quick blend. I was careful not to over blend the soup because I wanted the sausage pieces to remain whole.

Processing the soup

I served the soup with some toasted French bread. It was amazing. Yum!

Serving Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage

Other Awesome Soup Recipes

If you like this recipe, you should check out some of my other amazing soups:

  • Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup: Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup is amazing in its simplicity and taste. As the cooler weather has finally started arriving, a healthy and delicious soup such as Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup will likely become one of your family’s favorites.
  • Hearty Minestrone: Hearty Minestrone is a healthy soup that chocked full of delicious vegetables. It’s comfort food at its best in the cold winter months, but equally satisfying when things warm up. Hearty Minestrone is easy to make, freezes well, and makes terrific leftovers.
  • Red Lentil and Roasted Tomato Soup: What better way to warm yourself on these cold winter days than with a hearty soup. Red Lentil and Roasted Tomato Soup totally fits the bill. It’s full of healthy ingredients, easy to make, and amazingly delicious!
  • Split Pea Soup with Ham: Split Pea Soup with Ham cooked in an Instant Pot is a snap to make, and awesome to serve. In addition, the leftovers are just as good the next day, or frozen for an anytime lunch or dinner.
  • Lentil and Sausage Soup: Lentil and Sausage Soup is both hearty and delicious. This one pot meal is a snap to make, freezes beautifully, and is packed full of vegetables and protein. It’s definitely comfort in a bowl!
  • Easy Creamy Tomato Soup: Easy Creamy Tomato Soup is a perfect starter to an elegant meal. It is equally perfect for a light dinner when paired with Caesar salad and crusty french bread.

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Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage (Pressure Cooker)

Split Pea Soup with Smoked Sausage is amazingly easy to make in your pressure cooker and amazingly good to eat.
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 493kcal
Author: Chula King

Ingredients

  • 1 pound (16 ounces) smoked sausage sliced thin (See Tip 1)
  • 1 pound (16 ounces) green split peas, picked over and rinsed
  • 1 large onion chopped (about 2 cups)
  • 3 ribs of celery chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 4 cups water (See Tip 2)
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken broth

Instructions

  • Cook the sausage in a large pressure cooker. Remove and drain well on paper towels. Pour all fat from the pressure cooker and wipe down with paper towels.
  • Add the onion and celery to the pressure cooker, and cook 5 minutes, stirring to loosen the browned bits at the bottom of the pan. Add the cooked sausage, salt, thyme, pepper and water. Stir well.
  • Add the rinsed split peas and water. Stir well to combine.
  • Lock the lid of the pressure cooker in place. Over high heat, bring the pot to the highest pressure. Reduce the heat just medium low (enough heat to maintain the high pressure) and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat; allow the pressure to come down naturally. Remove the lid; stir well, taking care to blend in the peas and other ingredients that have sunk to the bottom of the pan. Correct the seasonings.
  • Yield: 6 servings. (See Tips 3 and 4)

Chula's Expert Tips

  1. May use 2 cups of diced ham in place of the smoked sausage. If using ham, combine the ham, onions and celery. Cook for 5 minutes and proceed as above.
  2. For a richer flavor, use chicken broth in place of the water.
  3. May also use the Instant Pot to make this awesome soup.
  4. This soup tends to thicken quite a bit as it cools. If desired add additional water of chicken broth to achieve the desired consistency. Also, leftovers are delicious!

Nutrition

Calories: 493kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 1446mg | Potassium: 911mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 4.2mg
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