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Creamy split pea soup with smoked bacon and croutons

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 45 minutes, around $3.05 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam.

45mintotal
≈ $3.05a serving
843kcalper serving
29gof protein
Freezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the veggies and bread

    Peel and slice the 2 onions, peel the 2 carrots and dice them, then cut the smoked bacon into small pieces. Cut the 8 slices of country bread into cubes.

  2. Sauté the aromatics

    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in the saucepan over medium heat. Add the bacon, onions and carrots, then sauté, stirring.

  3. Add the split peas and water

    Add the 100 g of dried split peas to the saucepan, then cover with plenty of water (about 600 ml). Add pepper, but no salt yet.

  4. Cook the soup

    Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and let it simmer, covered, at a gentle bubble. The peas should be completely tender, check at the end.

    Tip · Stir now and then, scraping the bottom, because split peas stick easily. Only salt at the end, the bacon is already salty.

  5. Toast the croutons

    While it simmers, heat the skillet over medium heat with the butter and the 2nd tbsp of olive oil. Add the bread cubes and brown them, stirring.

    Tip · Start the croutons in the last 10 minutes of simmering and keep stirring, they go from golden to burnt fast.

  6. Blend the soup

    Blend everything right in the saucepan, cooking liquid included. Add a little hot water if it's too thick.

  7. Season and serve

    Stir in the crème fraîche, taste, and adjust the salt and pepper. Serve in two soup bowls with the croutons on top.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 843 kcal. 50% comes from carbs, 14% from protein and 30% from fat.

106 gCarbs
29 gProtein
28 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy843 kcal
Protein28.5 g
Carbs105.8 g
of which sugars14.9 g
Fat28.4 g
of which saturated fat9.2 g
Fiber23.7 g
Salt2.5 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $3.05 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $6.10for 2 people
≈ $3.05a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.

2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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