Quick Split Pea Soup

• 1/2 lb. Virginia ham
• 1 medium onion
• salad oil
• 1 large potato
• 3 c. frozen peas
• 1 can chicken broth
• 1/2 c. half-and-half

1. Cut ham into 1/2-inch cubes.
2. Chop onion.
3. In 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, in 1 tablespoon hot salad oil, cook ham until golden; remove to plate.
4. In drippings in saucepan plus 1 more tablespoon hot salad oil, cook onion until golden.
5. Meanwhile, peel potato and cut into 1-inch chunks.
6. Add potato chunks, frozen peas, chicken broth, and 3 1/4 cups water to saucepan; over high heat, heat to boiling.
7. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until potato chunks are fork-tender.
8. Remove saucepan from heat.
9. Spoon one-fourth of soup mixture into blender; cover (with center part of cover removed) and blend at low speed until smooth.
10. Pour pureed soup into large bowl.
11. Repeat 3 more times with remaining soup.
12. Return pureed soup to saucepan.
13. Add ham and half-and-half.
14. Over medium heat, heat through, stirring often.

virginia ham, onion, salad oil, potato, frozen peas, chicken broth

Taken from www.delish.com/recipefinder/quick-split-pea-soup-474 (may not work)