Pea Soup with Seasoned Flatbread

This pea soup with seasoned flatbread is a simple and comforting meal that you can make using ingredients from the dollar store.

Ingredients

• 3 15oz. cans peas ($3.75)
• 3 oz. bacon ($1.25)
• 1 thin pizza crust ($1.25)
• 1.75 tsp steak seasoning, divided ($1.25)
• 3 cups chicken broth ($1.25)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 400ºF Drain the canned peas and add them to a blender with 2 cups of chicken broth. Purée until smooth. Add more chicken broth until the peas reach a thick soup consistency, or your desired consistency. We used 3 cups of broth total.

2. 2

   Cut the bacon into smaller pieces, then add them to a soup pot. Cook over medium heat until the bacon is brown and crispy. Remove the bacon from the pot.

3. 3

   Brush some of the bacon fat from the pot over the surface of the pizza crust. Season the pizza crust with an additional ¼ tsp steak seasoning.

4. 4

   Pour the puréed peas into the soup pot. Heat and stir over medium, using a wooden spoon or whisk to help dissolve the browned bits off the bottom of the pot.

5. 5

   Season the soup with steak seasoning, starting with 1 tsp and adding more to your liking. Make sure to taste as you go because steak seasoning often contains salt and you want to avoid over-salting the soup.

6. 6

   While the soup is heating, bake the pizza crust for about 5 minutes or until browned and crispy. Tear or cut the bread into pieces for serving.

7. 7

   Serve the soup in a bowl, topped with the browned bacon, and a couple pieces of the flatbread for dipping.