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Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon
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Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon

9 ingredients 10 min + 50 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Creamy lentil & spinach soup with bacon

A smooth, blended soup served with crispy bacon topping - a luxurious and warming bowl of goodness

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

295
Calories
6g
Protein
23g
Fat
19g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Green Lentil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for frying
  • 2 onions , finely chopped
  • 2 carrots , finely chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, finely chopped
  • 140g green lentils
  • 1½l weak vegetable stock
  • 200g bag baby spinach
  • 4 tbsp double cream , plus a drizzle to serve
  • 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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