Easiest Way to Make Yummy Yellow Split Pea-Sweet Potato Corn Chowder

Yellow Split Pea-Sweet Potato Corn Chowder.

You can cook Yellow Split Pea-Sweet Potato Corn Chowder using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Yellow Split Pea-Sweet Potato Corn Chowder

1. You need 1 lb of dry yellow split peas, rinsed.
2. It's 2 of sweet potatoes, pealed and diced (approx 4 cups).
3. It's 1 of red onion, diced.
4. It's 1/2 of red bell pepper, diced.
5. Prepare 1 cup of frozen yellow corn.
6. It's 1 of green Granny Smith apple, cored and diced.
7. You need 1 of jalapeño, diced (optional).
8. It's 8 cups of water.
9. It's 2 of bay leaves.
10. It's 1 Tbs of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
11. It's 1 Tbs of ginger, fresh minced.
12. You need 1 Tbs of garlic, fresh minced.
13. You need 1 1/2 tsp of corse sea salt.
14. You need 1/2 tsp of chipotle powder.
15. You need 1/2 tsp of nutmeg.
16. It's 1 tsp of smoked paprika.
17. You need 1/2 tsp of tumeric.
18. It's 1 1/2 tsp of dried thyme.
19. You need 4 springs of fresh Italian Parsley, diced.
20. Prepare of Diced green onions, garnish.

Yellow Split Pea-Sweet Potato Corn Chowder step by step

1. Saute onion, bell pepper, and jalapeño in olive oil, until soft. Add some water to keep moist or from sticking to pan..
2. Add ginger and garlic and continue to sauté for a few minutes..
3. Add sweet potatoes and apple and a little water and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add split peas, 8 cups of water, bay leaves and bring to boil. Simmer 30 minutes.
5. Add the remainder of ingredients: corn, thyme, chipotle, paprika, tumeric, nutmeg, and salt..
6. Continue to simmer on medium heat for 20 Minutes.
7. Add ground pepper or more salt to taste and fresh Italian parsley. Remove bay leaves at this time..
8. Blend in batches, leaving 1/4 of soup in the pot, and blend until smooth and stir puréed soup back in pot with the remaining batch. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Should be nice and thick..
9. Garnish with diced green onions, enjoy..
10. Nutrition per 1 cup serving.