Split Pea Soup with Meatballs
The addition of tender meatballs add a flavorful twist to ordinary split pea soup. Whenever I prepare this for our church soup suppers, I come home with an empty kettle! —Donna Smith, Grey Cliff, Montana
Ingredients
- 1 pound dry green split peas
- 3 medium carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3/4 cup diced celery
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 8 cups water
- 3 medium potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- MEATBALLS:
- 3/4 cup finely chopped celery
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1-1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage, crushed
- 1 egg
- 1 pound ground pork
Reviews
This may not sound all that appealing, but it is delicious. The meatballs are a nice surprise flavor. My sister humored me and tasted it - and she loved it!
I made this soup a second time. Because potatoes, dried peas, carrots, celery and potatoes are somewhat bland, I added oregano to the meat mixture, along with additional salt and pepper. I added garlic powder to the soup and more pepper. It is SO SO good - just use a little imagination with additional spices.
This sounded so good and I wanted to use up carrots and celery from the fridge. Sorry it was so disappointing. No flavor whatsoever, so I tried dressing it up with more sage, some soup base, a little garlic, and other things. I just plain didn't like it at all and it was definitely not worth the effort. Hubby thought it was "OK". I'll be going back to the traditional ham-bone version next time.
This soup is so GOOD. The only change I made was using lean ground round instead of sausage, and added pepper to the meat mixture. I will make this again when the snow flys!!! I will be serving this to company!
This is by far one of the very best homemade soups I have EVER had! It's been a huge family fave in this house for at least the last 7 years!!! I"ve lost track!! Could be closer to 10 years! lol
Who'd have ever thought meatballs in split pea soup could be such a perfect match! The first time I saw this recipe I was skeptical. But it was love at first bite and this is definitely at the top of our Favorite Soup's list!!! :o)