Split Pea Soup (CNPP) - $3.69 a serving

Makes 5 servings · american · medium · USDA MyPlate Kitchen (public domain)
$18.46
basket total, in-store
$3.69
per serving (5 servings)
-$0.93
cheaper than the $4.62 median dinner

Every non-staple ingredient matched to a real product on the shelf, priced on 2026-07-19 at Kroger - Kroger On the Rhine (ZIP 45202). 2 pantry staples excluded. 1 match is flagged for you to check rather than silently swapped. Prices change without notice - this is what we paid attention to on that date, not a quote.

The recipe saysWe foundPackageUsesCostsLeft over
2. 1 Spanish onion (peeled and chopped)CHECK THISJumbo Yellow Onions · 1 lb$1.191$0.29$0.90
3. 3 carrots (scrubbed and chopped)Carrots · 1 lb$1.693$0.67$1.02
4. 2 celery stalks (chopped)Sleeved Celery · 1 ctx2$2.592$5.18-
5. 1 teaspoon dried thymePrivate Selection® Thyme Leaves Shaker · 0.68 oz$3.491 g$0.18$3.31
6. 2 1/4 cups split peas (rinsed and picked over)Kroger® Green Split Peas · 16 oz$1.59450 g$1.58$0.01
7. 4 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable brothSwanson® 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth · 14.5 ozx3$1.49960 ml$3.48$0.99
9. 2 tablespoons lemon juiceFresh Large Lemon - Each · 1 each$0.851$0.85-

celery drives this basket at $5.18, 28% of the total. The next biggest lines are low-sodium chicken broth ($4.47) and dried thyme ($3.49). $6.23 of the basket - 34% - is package remainder: food you buy because stores sell packages and recipes call for amounts. It does not vanish, it sits in your kitchen for the next meal.

A hearty soup of split peas, flavored with onion, carrots, celery, and thyme. This one-pot meal is sure to feed a hungry family.

  1. Put soup pot on the stove on medium heat. Add oil when the pot is hot.
  2. Add onion, carrots, celery and thyme and cook 10- 15 minutes, until tender.
  3. Add split peas, stock and 4 cups water. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil.
  4. Lower the heat to low and cook about 2 hours, partially covered, until the peas have fallen apart. Check the soup during cooking. If more water is needed, add up to 2 cups. Skim off any foam that forms.
  5. Serve right away or cover and refrigerate up to three days. Stir in the lemon juice just before serving.
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. MyPlate took its recipe pages offline in 2026 - the original lives on at the Internet Archive. More on this: The protein math behind beans and rice.
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