I called my mom. “What’s your split pea soup recipe?” “Oh, hmm,” she said, “I always started with onions and a big bag of split peas … I like to add carrots and chunks of ham ...

Split peas are like lentils—they don't need to be soaked before cooking, making this soup even easier to whip up on the fly. All it takes is a bag of green split peas and a few other fridge and ...