This recipe came about one night when I really wanted soup but didn't have a lot of time to make it. Now we have it all the time and it is my 4 year olds favorite soup.

Getting my kids to eat their veggies can be really challenging and time is usually at a premium when it comes to meal prep. The Instant Pot has been absolutely invaluable to my family for creating simple tasty meals fast. Amazingly my kids love this pea soup recipe that I put together. I’ve gone pretty heavy on the split peas which means this soup is more of a green mash which I am pretty sure is why they love it. Anyhow, I’m not going to question it; just going to count it as a dad win.

with all that cold weather I was in need of a comforting but healthy soup. So I came up with this :)

Girlfriend wasn't feeling great so she requested soup. This is what I made her because this is what we had in the house. The soup is vegetarian but not vegan because I thickened it with a butter roux but you can use vegan butter, a corn starch slurry, arrowroot, etc., if you prefer.