From Better Homes and Gardens

Loaded with carrots, ham, and split peas, this healthy soup is a meal in itself, and it freezes well.

Split Pea Soup

From Food & Wine

This delicate broth is full of vitamin C, thanks to the pea pods Jeremy Fox simmers. (Snow peas are just as delicious and easier to find.) He tops the consomme with shards of white chocolate because he likes the way it brings out the peas' sweetness while adding only a little fat.

Pea Consomme with Mint

From Better Homes and Gardens

Goat cheese adds a little tang to this festive appetizer or side dish.

Green Pea Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this chilled side dish soup recipe for a springtime meal or celebration.

Chilled Lemony Pea Soup

From Fitness

Add salt pork for extra flavor in this classic simple high fiber soup.

Split Pea Soup

From Food & Wine

Daniel Boulud puts this deliciously light and clean-tasting soup -- a mix of sweet peas, favas, pea shoots, snap peas, and snow peas -- on the menu each spring. The recipe appears in the Cafe Boulud Cookbook (Scribner). Skip the labor-intensive fresh favas, as well as the snow peas and pea shoots. Instead, just use sugar snaps and frozen baby peas.

Chilled Spring Pea Soup

From EatingWell

Sometimes the peas in the garden outpace the picking or the supplies in the store aren't so fabulous. Here's a recipe for those less-than-perfect peas--no shucking involved. A soup for the true pea lover.

Amazing Pea Soup

From Family Circle

Purchased pesto seasons this creamy broccoli soup with basil. Serve it with a sandwich or salad for a light meal or as a first-course.

Broccoli-Pea Soup

From Diabetic Living

Serve this creamy vegetable soup recipe as an appetizer or side dish.

Buttermilk-Pea Potage

From Better Homes and Gardens

Served warm, this soup has a hint of mint that balances well with the peas for a simple light lunch. For a stronger mint flavor, serve chilled.

Mint-Pea Soup

From Vegetarian Times

Warm or chilled, this bright green soup is the epitome of spring. Tarragon has a strong, slightly anise-y flavor, so a little goes a long way in recipes.

Fresh Pea Soup with Tarragon