Turn the Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot on and select the sear/sautè function on high. In the inner pot of the Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker or Instant Pot Pressure Cooker add the butter and chopped bacon. Allow the butter to melt and start to render the fat from the bacon.
Once the butter has melted and the bacon has started to sizzle, add the chopped vegetables and the seasoning blend. Stir to combine. You do not need to cook the vegetables for more than a minute or two.
1 teaspoon fine grind salt or kosher salt, ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves, 1 cup onion, 1 cup celery, 1 cup carrots, 2 bay leaves
Deglaze the pot with the wine and scrape the bottom to make sure none of the bacon has stuck to the pot which could trigger the water notice.
½ cup white Reisling wine
Add in the chopped ham and the rinsed split peas. Stir to combine. Add the chicken broth and stir. Make sure the peas are dispersed throughout the soup and not in clumps.
3 cups ham, 1 pound dried green split peas, 6 cups chicken broth
Put the pressure lid on and make sure the valve is sealed. Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes with a 10 minute Natural Release. When the 10-minute natural release is done, move the valve to the vent to remove any leftover steam.
Open the lid and remove the bay leaves. Stir well and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Serve & Enjoy!
If you use hot liquid or kept the pressure cooker on sauté mode to heat the liquid then you may want to increase your pressure cook time to 11-12 minutes because the time to pressure is cook time and the timing in this recipe is based on the liquid being room temperature.