Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2012

Good basic. Like many others have said, spice it up and cook it longer. I added shredded chicken.

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aunt star

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Graceville, Florida, USA

Living In: Hampton, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2012

Absolutely thick & delicious. I used my own home-made "vege-rosemary-chicken broth" along with a couple bay leaves as another reviewer had suggested. Also included shredded chicken & diced sweet potato to the recipe. Topped with a couple dashes of tobasco when in my bowl which gave it an extra lil' pizzaz. Very Tastey. Will definitely make again.

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jlo

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2011

Really easy recipe, but as other reviewers stated to thicken it up, I used a can of cream of chicken in place of 1 cup of water, I also added curry (by accident at first) and it turns out the curry really adds some flavor. smidgen of celery salt as well. Other than that I didn't soak the peas as the recipe didn't say so, but turned out really awesome. Thank you so much :)

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krimac

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2011

Fantastic! Nice & low calorie too. I added a little onion and thyme. Next time I will add way more carrots because I love them! I subbed veggie broth over chicken.

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cookie_cooker

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boise, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2011

Not amazing but decent and fast.

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a5hlyn

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2011

Very nice. I used vegetable broth instead of chicken and added some diced ham at the very end. Cut the water back to 2 cups and then added more near the end to get the consistency I wanted.

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AuntieJ

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2011

Made this for our first snow day of the year!!!! So good and so easy...I also added smoked turkey wings, a couple of chicken herb ox cubes and a few garlic cloves when the soup was done I took out the smoked turkey wings and added the diced meat back in the soup!!!!

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torleemylove

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2010

awesome~

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TNCOLLEGEGIRL

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2010

I make this soup all of the time and we love it - even my somewhat picky husband and toddler! I made it after having a split pea and barley soup at California Pizza Kitchen. This tastes just like it. I add a little onion and thyme, and half an hour before the end of cooking, half a cup of barley. It's hearty, very tasty, and I love the chewey nutty flavor of the barley. I cook it for up to three hours, and it is never too watery for me. If anything, it is a little too thick. The barely, of course, absorbs some of the liquid. This is a must try recipe!

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jesslynn

Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2010

Really good base recipe. I added more spices per other reviewers. Sauteed some garlic, onions, carrots and celery in olive oil. Than added the broth, water and split peas and it took about 3 hours to cook down. Good consistency if you just let it cook.

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