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Fried rice with bacon and peas

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $2.16 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $2.16a serving
712kcalper serving
25gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Fried rice with bacon and peas, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Get the rice going

    Bring 300 ml of water to a boil in the saucepan with a pinch of salt. Pour in the 160 g of rice, stir once, cover and turn the heat way down.

    Tip · Don't lift the lid or stir while it cooks, or the rice gets sticky and cooks unevenly.

  2. Chop the onion

    Peel the onion and dice it small while the rice cooks.

  3. Brown the bacon

    Put the 160 g of diced bacon in the skillet with no added fat, over medium-high heat. Stir now and then until golden.

  4. Add the onion and oil

    Add the 2 tbsp of olive oil and the onion to the bacon. Cook over medium heat until the onion is translucent.

  5. Cook the peas

    Tip the 200 g of frozen peas straight into the skillet. Stir and cook over medium heat, stirring, until hot and tender.

  6. Let the rice rest

    Once the rice has had its 15 minutes of cooking, turn off the heat under the saucepan and leave it covered 3 minutes. The water is fully absorbed, so there's nothing to drain. Then fluff it with a fork.

  7. Stir-fry the rice

    Tip the rice into the skillet, turn the heat up to high and stir 2 to 3 minutes to coat it well. Go easy on the salt (the bacon is already salty), add pepper and serve right away.

    Tip · Salt with a light hand, since smoked bacon already brings plenty of salt. Taste before adding any.
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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 712 kcal. 42% comes from carbs, 14% from protein and 41% from fat.

75 gCarbs
25 gProtein
32 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy712 kcal
Protein25.4 g
Carbs74.9 g
of which sugars6.5 g
Fat32.4 g
of which saturated fat8.7 g
Fiber8.8 g
Salt2.3 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 $2.16 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $4.33for 2 people
≈ $2.16a 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. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin 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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