Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2012

I make it without the bacon altogether and still love this recipe.

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Monica

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2012

This was yummy. I used my left over ham and ham bone from my Easter ham instead of bacon, used low sodium chicken broth and it was delicious. After one hour of cooking, I removed the ham bone and bay leaves and put it in the blender on puree. I then added it back to the pan, added another 1 1/2 cups of broth, 1/2 teaspoon of liquid smoke and one cup of diced ham and heated through. Very tasty and I'll make it again.

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Amber Pitts

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Salem, Oregon, USA

Living In: Long Beach, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2012

I used half the bacon and dried rosemary plus extra vegetables and it was delicious!

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Kalie

Home Town: Canal Fulton, Ohio, USA

Living In: Akron, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2012

This was delicious! We are adding it to our family list of repeat recipes; we will make it again! I didn't have bacon on hand, so I used vegetable oil to fry the onions, leeks, etc. and I also added 6T. of store-bought bacon bits to this step. Delicious!

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WawaLee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2012

This is the first time I've made split pea soup. Another reviewer remarked that it took a lot longer than 1hr 15 min to soften the peas. I agree, more like three hours. It could have had more rosemary. Just OK.

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daisy's mom

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2012

This was an easy recipe and my daughter who will not eat peas or leeks gobbled it up. The measurements of each ingred. was perfect and very flavorful.

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luv2cook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2012

Used celery instead of leeks and boullion cubes instead of broth.

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Travinka

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2011

This is SO GOOD! I cooked the bacon and then reserved it, because I hate rubbery bacon. Followed the directions with the exception that I didn't measure the rosermary, just eyeballed it (and was generous). After the one hour of simmering, the consistency was soft but with texture-very nice. I added the bacon back in and just gave a few bursts of my immersion blender to help chop the bacon and blend a tiny bit of peas. This soup was a hit with my kids and boyfriend, and I will make it a regular in my soup rotation. It's AMAZING!

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Laurie C

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Yorba Linda, California, USA

Living In: Laguna Hills, California, USA

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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