Soup

Kim's Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham Soup is for Soup.

Kim's Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Kim's Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham Soup takes 240 minutes to cook.

Kim's Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham Soup makes 13 servings.

The ingredients for Kim's Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham Soup are:

4 qts (16 cups) water
1 large ham bone
216 oz bag green split peas.
3 c. cubed ham
7 large carrots, sliced
2 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
1 small onion, diced
6 T fat free sour cream
1 bay leaf
salt
pepper
thyme (I use 2 tsp. use more or less
depending on preference)
1 tsp cayenne
1 T aged balsamic vinegar

Here is how you make Kim's Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham Soup:

Place water and soup bone in large (5 -7qt) pot. Simmer on med-low for 2 hours. Remove bone and discard. (If needed, add ham or chicken bouillon cubes to intensify broth flavor) Rinse and sort split peas removing any damaged ones, or debris. Add peas, carrots, sweet potato, onion,bay leaf and thyme to broth. SImmer on medium for an hour. Add sour cream. With immersion blender coarsley blend soup, leaving chunks. Cook an additional 20 minutes. Add Ham, balsamic and cayenne. Cook until ham is heated through. Serve. 1 1/2 c. is one serving. Is delicious with rosemary bread or topped with a handful of garlic herb croutons.Number of Servings: 13Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KEEYAHWE.

The nutritional information for Kim's Split Pea, Sweet Potato and Ham Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 13
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 249.0

• Total Fat: 5.0 g
• Cholesterol: 38.9 mg
• Sodium: 68.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
• Protein: 21.5 g