Basic Split Pea Soup Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion white, diced
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 cup carrot diced
• 1 cup celery diced
• 6 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
• 1 ham bone or smoked ham hock
• 1 pound split green peas rinsed and sorted, dry
• 2 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme dried

Optional Meat Additions

• 2 cups ham diced
• 6-8 lices Bacon fry with vegetables in step 1, diced thick cut
• 1 pound ground beef amazing, trust me!, cooked and drained

Optional Vegetable Additions

• 2 cups russet potato diced
• 1/3 cup barley (add in 1 cup extra broth if using)
• 1 cup white mushroom fry with vegetables in step 1, sliced

Optional Spice Additions

• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (if not using any ham/hocks/bacon)
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• red pepper flakes pinch