"Tasty, tasty recipe. I used kidney beans as I had some on hand and they worked out fine. The depth of flavor from cooking so long is very nice. Highly recommend! I ended up cooking for about 20 more minutes (past the 45 recommended to evaporate more of the liquid.""

"Best "game day" recipe I've come across in a while. It will certainly become part of my easy app arsenal. Ms. Dean recommends whole milk, I happened to have buttermilk on hand and any other milk will work just fine. I used a store bought rotisserie chicken; only needed a breast and thigh and have the remainder for left overs. I "pulled" it to""

"The only thing I can think of against this dish is the color, I found the yellow slightly off-putting. I guess green split pea soup isn't the best color, either. It was amazingly easy to make with relatively few ingredients, has a nice rich and hearty texture yet is surprisingly light and was inexpensive to make. I used a smoked ham hock and added about 8 oz finely diced ham steak (after puree) for texture. I was able to make the dish for around $15, including the bread and ham steak.