Pizza Soup
A proper chicken built around bacon, cooked ham and button mushrooms — roughly 70 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for large pot and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (6)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: contains meat, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Dairy
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How to make it
- Chop the bacon and ham into small pieces, dice the onion and green pepper, slice the mushrooms and mince the garlic.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, add the bacon and cook until the fat renders and it begins to crisp, about 4 minutes.
- Add the onion, green pepper and mushrooms and cook for 5 to 6 minutes until softened, then stir in the garlic and oregano and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, stock, ham and sweetcorn, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook gently for 15 minutes so the flavours meld.
- Whisk the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water until smooth, stir it into the soup and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Season to taste with salt and black pepper, remembering the bacon and ham are already salty.
- Ladle the hot soup into bowls, top each with a generous handful of mozzarella and let it melt, then serve at once with crusty bread.
You'll use: Large pot · Saucepan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Cornstarch
- 2 tbsp flour per 1 tbsp cornstarch (as thickener)
Tips & common questions
How long does Pizza Soup take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 14 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of cornstarch?
Try 2 tbsp flour per 1 tbsp cornstarch (as thickener). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Pizza Soup is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Soup and Pizza.JPG by Marlith, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.