Split Pea and Ham Soup Maker Recipe
A low fat and healthy Slimming World-friendly split pea and ham soup maker recipe that's full of flavour and filling!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 315kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- Cooking oil spray
- 250 g Split peas (1 cup) Soaked overnight & drained
- 200 g Cooked ham Chopped (hold 50g back to top soups at the end)
- 1 Onion diced
- 1 Carrot Peeled & diced
- 1 stick Celery Chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Dried thyme
- 1 litre Water (4 & ¼ cups)
- 2 Ham stock cubes
- Pinch Salt
- Pinch Black pepper
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the split peas that have been soaking overnight (or see Note 1)
- Spray a large frying pan with cooking oil spray and saute all the veg on medium to low for approximately 10 mins or until the onions have softened.
- Transfer everything into the soup maker (except 50g of the ham) and set to smooth. If you haven't reached the 1600ml line, then add a little bit of water until you have.
- Set to smooth, then serve and top with ham. Side Note: If you're using a pan, then simmer for around 30 minutes and blend.
Video
Notes
Note 1: If you've forgot to soak the yellow lentils (split peas) overnight, a trick is to soak them in boiled water and cover for 2-3 hours.
Nutrition
Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 1097mg | Potassium: 883mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2696IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 4mg