Red Lentil and Yellow Split Pea Soup Made with a Pressure Cooker

A pressure cooker lets you make hearty lentil and split pea soup with just 30 minutes of cooking time.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 170 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 cup red lentils
• 2 carrots, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup yellow split peas
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the lentils, split peas, onion, carrots, garlic, and cumin into a pressure cooker, and stir in the chicken broth. Seal the cooker, bring to pressure over medium heat, and reduce heat to keep the pressure stable; cook under pressure for 30 minutes. Remove from heat, and allow pressure to subside. When the cooker is at normal pressure, remove the cover, season with salt and pepper and stir in lemon juice to serve.