15 Minute Pea Soup (with frozen or fresh peas)
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This simple pea soup, made with fresh or frozen peas and kitchen-staple ingredients, is ready in only 15 minutes. It's a quick and healthy lunch or dinner option. You will love it!
Butter up a slice of our no yeast bread with herbs and cheese to serve with this soup! And if you like simple veggie soup recipes, try our cozy celery soup or asparagus soup.
Reasons to love this pea soup recipe
- This pea soup is bursting with the flavor of fresh peas, even though we usually make it with frozen peas.
- It's light and bright flavor makes it an ideal spring or summer soup recipe.
- Serve it warm or chilled. Your choice!
- It's amazingly quick and easy to make. If you're starving, make this. You'll be sitting down to a delicious bowl of soup in only 15 minutes.
Why make pea soup with frozen peas
Frozen peas are super convenient. We always have a bag of them in our freezer. The great thing about peas is that they retain most of their fresh taste even when frozen.
And once they're blended into this soup, all you will taste is delicious fresh peas. You'll never know the soup is made with frozen peas.
If you have fresh peas on hand you can absolutely use them. Simply simmer the peas in the stock for 5 minutes to cook them.
What to serve with pea soup
Serving this soup on its own is ideal for lunch. It's light, fresh, and won't leave you feeling heavy. If you're serving this for dinner, add a slice of our no yeast bread with herbs and cheese or our whole wheat Irish soda bread to make it a little more filling.
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15 Minute Pea Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (smashed)
- 6 cups frozen or fresh peas
- 2 Ā½ ounces fresh or frozen spinach
- 4 cups stock (see notes)
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- Optional: Ā½ cup yogurt or sour cream
- Sea salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is transparent, about 3 minutes.1 tablespoon butter, 1 medium onion, 3 cloves garlic
- Add the peas, spinach, stock, and thyme and bring nearly to a simmer. (If you are using fresh peas, simmer for 5 minutes.)6 cups frozen or fresh peas, 2 Ā½ ounces fresh or frozen spinach, 4 cups stock, 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- Blend the soup with an immersion blender or in 2 batches in a regular blender. Return the soup to the heat and warm through. If using, add the yogurt then season to taste with salt.ĀOptional: Ā½ cup yogurt or sour cream, Sea salt
Notes
Nutrition
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I LOVE that you include the ingredients and measurements in the text of your recipe instructions! And even my kids liked this green soup! Itās nearly impossible to get them to eat anything green, but this did the trick.
If you’re looking for a hearty pea soup recipe, this isn’t it.
You’re right, this isn’t a hearty pea soup recipe. If that’s what you’re after, a split pea soup is the way to go.
Loved this soup. I added fresh chopped dill as well.
Hi Kristen
You saved my life. Family appear for lunch and say soup will be great. Quick check of the kitchen and I’ve got three onions, 1 carrot, and a potato. š
In my freezer was a couple of half used bags of peas, spinach and frozen garlic!
I’m useless at measuring, being a Brit, so always go heavy on the stock, drain a bit of before blending and then add back to get my consistency.
I did use a pinch of bicarb and Italian mixed herbs instead of the fresh Thyme.
Really good recipe. Now on my list.
Thanks.
Can I just say that the way you listed the ingredients and measurements below the instruction is absolutely brilliant! Thank you.Ā
Agreed! So nice not having to scroll while cooking.Ā
Hi, I just wanted to leave a note to say I made this last night, using a big bag of frozen peas, and it was fantastic, so thank you!
Also, can you please clarify. Iām in the UK and I struggle with cup measurements as it varies worldwide (US 240ml, UK 250 etc), so I like to use grams. What grams would you suggest for the peas? I had to google what a ācupā of frozen peas weighs, and there were estimates anywhere between 120g and 170g. I ended up going for 150g, but it was too much. Please advise!
Thanks again, and sorry for the question.
We use US cup measurements. We’ve never weighed this recipe, but Google says that a US cup of peas weighs 140 grams. Hope that helps!
Delicious, simple and nutritious. Thatās all I need. Thank you will try Ā your other recipes