Spouse is a real soup. I think she could eat it every day. She's always putting together different combinations to create new soups and our freezer always seems to be full of small individual sized plastic containers filled with single servings for a quick lunch or light dinner any time that's simple, wholesome and delicious. This particular soup is really an alternative to split pea soup using green lentils instead. It is a terrific soup to make using the leftovers from a bone-in baked ham dinner.
If you need a good baked ham recipe, here is our family's standard recipe: Dijon Mustard and Demerara Sugar Glazed Ham.

Ham and Green Lentil Soup

Simmer in 8 - 10  cups of water for 1 hour:

1 ham bone

3 bay leaves

1 medium red onion, chopped

Remove bone and add

2 cups diced leftover cooked ham
1cup of green lentils

Simmer for 30 minutes and add:

1 and ½ cups of diced carrots

1 and ½ cups diced celery

4 tbsps chopped fresh oregano

Freshly ground pepper

Simmer until vegetables and lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.