Reviewed: May 3, 2012

I used ham base in place of the chicken broth/bouillon. My incredibly picky boys begrudgingly took a nibble, ate their bowls & went back for seconds. That's worth 10 stars here. Thank you!

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lisa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Holland, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2012

This is the only way I made Split Pea Soup now. Making it in the crockpot is not only easy and economical, but it's healthier than canned because I control what's in it. I don't add meat to the recipe, but my daughter likes to serve hers with bits of cooked ham. I pop my immersion (stick) blender right into the crock pot after it cools a bit, and blend til smooth. Delicious! I also freeze it in single serving containers to enjoy later.

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Christine

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2012

Tasted like an authentic split pea soup, but unfortunately was pretty bland

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beckyp382

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Lebanon, Oregon, USA

Living In: Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2012

skipped potatoes, used turkey sausage, and 3 whole garlic cloves....set on low cook for 10-11 hours....yummy

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violetaria

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

I used cooked bacon because I thought I had some sausage in the freezer and I didn't. Turned out tasty. DO NOT add bacon before cooking and not till the end or it will be mushy bacon. To get the good bacon flavor while it cooked I added 3 tablespoons of bacon grease. Once again the texture on this was thinner than I like so I added potato flakes about 30 min before serving and it thickened nicely and tasted great.

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StarHammond

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Reno, Nevada, USA

Living In: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2012

GREAT soup! I left out the celery, used minced garlic and reduced the water to eight cups. After having it for dinner tonight, I decided to puree the soup (except for the sausage) because we prefer a creamier pea soup. We had it with "Sweet Corn Bread" from this website.

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Sheri S.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Novato, California, USA

Living In: Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2012

Just made this for dinner. I modified it so it could fit in my much smaller crock pot. I also used ham instead. My 4 year old daughter and my parents loved it!! Its worth trying.

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mommacatherine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sweet Home, Oregon, USA

Living In: Eugene, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2012

This is the best split pea soup I have ever made. I used Spicy Italian sausage. In my chopper I chopped on one leek and baby carrots and garlic. I used chicken broth instead of water. Thank you for this wonderful recipe.

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DARCIEN007

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2012

Very nice. I adjusted it a bit bc I didn't have sausage, so I used crumbled bacon instead. No celery either, so I added celery salt and a ham soup base packet that came out of a ham bean mix. I used 1 can of chicken broth and 2 cups of water with a bullion cube (I halved the recipe and left out a cup of water). It turned out a tad salty (I forgot about the salt from the bacon) but still edible, and the peas, if you cook them this way, really thicken the soup and kind of melt into it. I added the bacon later but added all the veggies in at the same time and didn't think they were mushy at all even though I forgot about it and left it on low a lot longer than directed. I thought a half batch of this was great; enough for two big bowls of soup for bf and my dinner and a healthy portion of soup for lunch tomorrow. This is a really hearty soup and was a good dinner with a couple of rolls. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2012

I changed the recipe a bit. Left out bullion, celery, orgeano, bay leaves. 1 tsp each of garlic powder, onion powder, Mrs Dash, salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper. Going to put the potatos, onions, carrots, in the blender next time, easier cleanup and faster. Used Kielbasa, and this was possibly the best pea soup I have ever tasted. I don't find that broth or bouillilon add to the flavor of anything I cook, so started leaving them out and find the flavor improved on everything.

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