Split Pea Soup with Ham using cans

 

I have made split pea soup from scratch before, but I had a can of pea soup and a can of ham so I decided to use them up as follows.  It was very good and took half the time.

Recipe:

1 28 oz can habitant pea soup plus 2 1/2 cups water

1 340g can ham (dice the ham)

2 stalks celery chopped

2 med carrots chopped

1 onion chopped

2 cloves garlic minced

1 tsp dried thyme

2 bay leaves

1/2 tsp black pepper

3 tbs olive oil

2 small potatoes peeled and quartered

Saute onions, carrots, celery then add garlic.  Add soup, ham, thyme, bay leaves, pepper, 2 1/2 cups of water.  Boil 30 minutes.