What Are Split peas and How Can I Use Them?
Wondering what to do with split peas? This guide covers how to pick them, cook them, store them, and swap them — with 64 recipes to put them to work.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cup (196g)Where found
Split peas are usually found in the rice & beans section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Split peas are a member of the Legumes and Legume Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much do split peas weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 196 grams |
| 1 tbsp | 12 grams |
Related
Legumes and Legume Products
| In Chinese: | 豌豆 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | pois cassés | |
| en español: | guisantes partidos |
Recipes using split peas
There are 64 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Minted Split & Fresh Pea Soup
Minted split and green pea soup blends earthy split peas with sweet green peas and fresh mint. A bright, low-fat soup that works hot in winter or chilled in summer.
Saagwalla Dhal
This is the other dhal we made yesterday, when the cooking was close to the end, added some spinach that was cooked with garlic, dried hot chili peppers and mustard seeds, which gave the dhal extra zing and tang, another delicious dhal recipe, of course another good recipe that you can serve with naan bread and raita :)
Dr Fuhrman's Famous Anti-Cancer Soup
Recipe taken from "The Eat-to-Live Diet" by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Packed full of vegetables and thickened with cashews.
Masa Soup
Hearty vegan split pea and lentil soup with eggplant, zucchini, hibiscus leaves, and fresh basil, simmered until tender and pureed silky smooth. Plant-powered comfort in a bowl.
Pumpkin Soup with Split Peas
Pumpkin soup with split peas, bacon, onion, and thyme simmered in vegetable stock until the peas and pumpkin are tender. A hearty, thick autumn soup with Caribbean roots.
June Soup
June soup is a chunky split pea and summer vegetable soup brightened with lemony sorrel and built on a lemon-scented homemade chicken stock. Rustic, fresh, and left deliberately unblended so every vegetable keeps its bite.
Sweet Potato Soup with Mint
A hearty pressure cooker soup with sweet potatoes, split peas, apples, and mint. Earthy, slightly sweet, and on the table in 45 minutes with a bright herbal finish.
Golden Vegetable Noodle Soup
Golden vegetable noodle soup: a turmeric-tinted vegan broth with split peas, noodles, carrots, and nutritional yeast for cheesy umami. Fat-free, plant-based comfort in one bowl.
Scandinavian Supper Soup
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.
Split Pea Soup with Croutons
Vegetarian split pea soup simmered with leeks, carrots, and garlic, then half-pureed for a body that's creamy and chunky at once. Crowned with homemade garlic-butter whole wheat croutons.
Split Pea Soup with Potato & Sausage
Split pea soup with potato and sausage, a hearty slow cooker soup simmered with a meaty ham bone, smoked sausage, and vegetables until thick and creamy. A cozy, set-it-and-forget-it cold-weather meal.
Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup
Hearty vegetable beef soup simmered 4 hours with stewing beef, split peas, potatoes, carrots, corn, lima beans, spinach, and tomatoes. A true one-pot meal for cold days.
Pocket Soup - Goldbeck
Pocket soup is a homemade instant soup powder: split peas, bulgur, dried vegetable flakes, sesame and sunflower seeds, and nutritional yeast ground to a fine powder. Add boiling water for a quick vegan broth anywhere.
Traditional Stovetop Split Pea Soup with Butter Roux
Traditional stovetop split pea soup thickened with a classic butter-flour roux for hearty, stick-to-your-ribs comfort. Old-fashioned technique delivers rich flavor.
Split Pea Soup with Sausage
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.
Vegan Curried Vegetable Soup
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.
Favorite Vegan Split Pea Soup
Vegan split pea soup: green split peas simmered with celery, carrot, onion, potato, and herbs into a thick, hearty bowl finished with frozen sweet peas and a splash of tamari. No ham needed.
Mixed Split Pea Soup
Creamy split pea soup blending green and yellow peas with fresh fennel, leeks, and thyme creates a silky vegetarian bowl of comfort.
Split Pea Soup with Sorrel
Refined split pea soup with fresh sorrel, ham hock, lemon, and cream, puréed silky smooth and strained. Serve it piping hot in winter or well chilled as an elegant summer starter.
Split Pea Soup with Chunky Vegetables
Vegan split pea soup loaded with sweet potato chunks and broccoli florets in a silky puréed base with dill and plum tomatoes. Naturally fat-free and protein-packed, this plant-based bowl is pure cold-weather fuel.
Split Pea Soup with French Bread Croutons (Grandma Sofie's)
Grandma's split pea soup with bacon and homemade butter-fried French bread croutons. Simmered until creamy with bits of pea still visible, served with crisp sourdough croutons floated on top.
Crockpot Split Pea Soup with Egg Yolk Finish
Set-it-and-forget-it crockpot split pea soup enriched with a silky egg yolk finish for velvety texture. Perfect for busy weeknights with minimal hands-on time.
Popeye's Pick-Me-Up
Vegetarian spinach, okra, and red pepper steamed and topped with a pureed split pea sauce over brown rice. A protein-packed plant-based meal with tarragon and soy sauce.
