Pea, pancetta & mint soup

Pea, pancetta & mint soup

Why resort to ready-made when you can make your own soup so quickly with a few everyday ingredients?

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Method

  1. Fry the pancetta in a non-stick pan (no need for fat, as it will cook in its own). When it is crisp and browned, scoop out a little to garnish the soup then add the potato and chicken stock to the rest and simmer until potato is completely soft. Add the peas and simmer for 3 minutes, then add the mint.
  2. Whizz everything together with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth. Serve with the extra pancetta sprinkled on top and some crusty bread.

PER SERVING

251 kcalories, protein 16.1g, carbohydrate 21.8g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4.1g, fibre 7.1g, salt 3.7 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2011.

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  • 07 April 2011

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used beef stock which gave it an extra depth I think. Was very nice.

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  • 20 May 2011

    Clare rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic! So quick and easy, great to look at, and tasted wonderful. I couldn't get pancetta at the time so used bacon pieces and it was still great. Definately recommend.

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  • 11 June 2011

    LadyM rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very morish! So easy to make and cheap too!

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  • 23 June 2011

    Anni rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Personally I found this a little bland and the flavour of peas was far too overpowering... On the positive side, this would be great as a little starter, but more than a few spoonfuls and one gets bored

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  • 30 July 2011

    Gulius Caesar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Super easy to make and tastes amazing!

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  • 14 November 2011

    Paul Barton commented on this recipe

    Made this as the Soup of the Day in my Cafe at the weekend... it was a smash! Wonderful change to a basic Minted Pea Soup

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    16 January 2012

    PSS commented on this recipe

    Made this soup as a starter for a dinner party and it went down a storm!! simple... easy to make and DELICIOUS!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 x 70g pack cubetti di pancetta
  • 1 medium potato , peeled and chopped
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • 250ml frozen peas
  • ½ small bunch mint , chopped
  • crusty bread , to serve
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PER SERVING

251 kcalories, protein 16.1g, carbohydrate 21.8g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4.1g, fibre 7.1g, salt 3.7 g

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