Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2011

I have to say I was very skeptical of this recipe being that the cooking time was so much shorter than I'm used to in the crock pot!. i was craving split pea soup, and it was much too late to use the crock pot, so I tried this one! I loved it! The peas turned out perfectly cooked, and the flavor was just as I hoped it would be. The consistency was perfect, not too watery or thick. I didn't have leeks or bacon, and I was leery of using garlic, since I didn't want an overly garlic flavor. It was perfect for me! Thanks!!

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COSTAR

Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2011

This is the PERFECT split pea soup!

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BeqJoy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2011

Wow. this recipe is just as good as everyone said, if not even better! I didn't even add salt and pepper, just didn't need it. I also skipped the bay leaf since i don't cook with bay very often and I didn't want to buy it at the store. One note, the green split peas work dried. I wasn't sure if I needed to precook them or what since it doesn't specify, but I put them in dry and they turned out great. I let the soup simmer an extra hour too since i was busy around the house and the consistency was perfect. Soooo good!

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hot tamale

Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2011

Healthy version, no bacon, replace w/2T's olive oil, used 4 cubes of low-sodium organic vegetable broth (found at Whole Foods) in the 42 oz. of water. Love the Rosemary flavor in this soup, I double the carrots. Also like to double recipe b/c it freezes well. My husband loves this soup! Thanks for great recipe.

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luv2bake24

Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2011

Personally, I thought that the rosemary did not compliment the soup much, and the whole thing could use some more flavor. But, we ate it, and that's what counts.

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Caramela

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Palo Alto, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2011

I've made this twice now and both times it turned out fantastic. It's a very forgiving recipe too-one time I didn't have leeks, rosemary, bacon or carrots so I just used extra onion, oregano and turkey sausage and it still turned out fantastic. The only problem I ran into was cook time-mine took over 2 and half hours to get to the consistency we like it at, but I also live at a high altitude which could be why it took so long to cook. Even if you don't think you like split pea soup you should give this a try.

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msimps14

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Laramie, Wyoming, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2011

So my daughter gave me a bag of split peas and I was like....ugh! Split pea soup is one of the few things I'm really not fond of. But I thought I'd give allrecipes a try and I'm glad I did. This was a great soup that the whole family liked. Thanks!

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lovetoeat

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2011

I couldn't find fresh split peas at the market, so used frozen. I think fresh might be even better. I made it on the stovetop as the recipe called for, however, think the crockpot would be a great alternative. Yummy!

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CHRISTIE1213

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Johnstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Union, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2011

Made this last night! So Good! YUMMMMM! Wish it had made more. Used low sodium bacon, no leeks on hand so I skipped them. Excellent flavor. I'm ready to make this again!!

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MELISSADIIENNO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Norriton, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2011

OMG! Sooooo delicious. I used 2 cans of roasted garlic chicken broth and then added 2 cups of water (I did't want to use my last can of broth) as well a a packet of chicken bouillon. I also added other herbs (dried): dill, cilantro and parsley as well as the rosemary. Great! Does not even need salt or any other spice. This will be in heavy rotation.

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