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Pumpkin and bacon soup with homemade croutons

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 40 minutes, around $1.43 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

40mintotal
≈ $1.43a serving
616kcalper serving
22gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Peel the pumpkin

    Cut the pumpkin in half from top to bottom, then remove the seeds and peel with a knife. Cut the flesh into 2 cm cubes.

  2. Cook the onion

    Finely chop the onion. Melt the butter with the olive oil in the saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 min without browning.

    Tip · To keep the onion from burning, turn down the heat if needed while it cooks.

  3. Add the pumpkin

    Add the pumpkin cubes to the saucepan with the onion. Season lightly with salt. Cook for 5 min, stirring now and then.

  4. Add water and cook

    Add 50 cl of hot water, bring to a boil, then lower the heat. Let it simmer, covered, for 20 min, until the pumpkin is tender.

  5. Cook the lardons

    In the nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook the lardons for 3 min with no added fat. Set aside.

  6. Blend the soup

    Blend the soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.

    Tip · If the soup is too thick, add a little hot water to loosen it.

  7. Make the croutons

    Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Cut 4 thick slices of bread and brush them with a little olive oil. Bake for 8 min, until golden.

  8. Serve the soup

    Divide the soup between two bowls. Top each one with the lardons, a spoonful of crème fraîche and a crouton.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 616 kcal. 49% comes from carbs, 14% from protein and 34% from fat.

75 gCarbs
22 gProtein
23 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy616 kcal
Protein21.5 g
Carbs75.3 g
of which sugars11 g
Fat23.3 g
of which saturated fat9.7 g
Fiber7.9 g
Salt2.9 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 $1.43 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $2.86for 2 people
≈ $1.43a 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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