Split Pea Soup With Honey-Baked Ham, Cabbage and Roasted Red Pepper

Ingredients

• 1 pound split peas
• 3 diced celery stalks
• 2 large diced carrots
• 1 yellow diced onion
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 red bell pepper
• 3/4 cup diced fennel bulb and fronds
• 1/2 head diced cabbage
• 1 1/2 cups cooked diced ham
• 1/2 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 2 Tbsps unsalted butter
• 2 Tbsps olive oil
• 1/4 tsps ground cayenne pepper
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 2 tsps black pepper