25 thick pea soup recipes

Split pea soup with cumin simmered until smooth, topped with pan-fried sausage. A simple 5-ingredient soup that cooks down thick and creamy without any blending needed.

Classic split pea soup made with a ham bone, onions, and carrots. Thick, hearty, and the perfect way to use up leftover holiday ham.

Vegetarian split pea soup with potatoes, carrots, celery, and a touch of Worcestershire. Slow-simmered for hours, then partially blended for the ideal thick-and-chunky texture.

Vegan curried vegetable soup simmers split peas with turmeric, then combines them with curry-spiced onions, carrots, celery, and plum tomatoes. Half gets pureed for a thick, creamy texture without any dairy.

Good luck New Year's soup: a hearty mix of black-eyed peas, lentils, and beans simmered low with smoky ham, tomato, and garlic until thick. The legume-packed pot that's said to bring prosperity in the new year.

Thick and warming turkey soup with a buttery roux base, carrots, peas, and herbs like thyme and savory. The best way to turn leftover turkey into a from-scratch comfort bowl.

Pease porridge is a traditional British split pea soup simmered with a ham bone, turnip, potato, celery, and fresh herb sprigs. A thick, hearty potage that's been warming kitchens for centuries.

Kiros Kai Faki is a thick split pea soup slow-simmered with pigs feet or pork hocks for 6 hours until the meat falls off the bone. Brined overnight for clean, rich flavor.

Scandinavian split pea soup slow-cooked with salt pork, frankfurters, carrots, leeks, and thyme. A hearty, thick one-pot supper that simmers for 10 hours in a crockpot. Traditional Nordic comfort food.