Cheeseandbaconsoup Recipes

BLUE CHEESE AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• To cook bacon: heat a skillet over medium-high heat, add bacon 3-4 strips at a time (do not over crowd pan). Cook until crispy on one side then flip over and cook until crispy throughout. Remove strips from pan and place on a paper towel to draw off remaining fat. Repeat with remaining bacon until all are cooked. When cool, crumble an set aside. Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add leeks, mushrooms and cauliflower. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth and water; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until vegetables are very tender. Puree soup in batches in a blender or food processor. Return pureed soup to the soup pot. Add the blue cheese to last batch of soup and puree until smooth. Heat through over low heat, if necessary. Top with crumbled bacon just before serving.

BACON CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, sauté the bacon until crisp, turning frequently. Remove to paper towels to drain. Crumble and set aside.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings from the saucepan. Add the butter and heat until melted. Add the carrots and onion and cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
• Add the flour, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook until bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour in both kinds of milk and cook until the soup has thickened a bit, about 10 minutes. Add the cheese and cook, stirring, until melted.
• Stir in the crumbled bacon.
• Serve and enjoy.

CHEESE AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottom soup pot cook bacon until browned and crisp.
• Remove and pour off 1/2 of the drippings.
• Cook the veggies over medium heat for around 5 minutes or until tender.
• Blendnd the flour, salt and pepper.
• Slowly stir in the half and half, milk and broth.
• Add 1/2 of the cooked bacon, crumbled.
• Cover and cook until thick and bubbly, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.
• Add the cheese stirring untel melted and well blended.
• Crumble remaining bacon and garnish the soup.

BACON CHEDDAR POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop onions and celery, if using a food processor don't chop these too fine.
• In a large saucepan, sauté onion and celery in 4 ounces of butter until tender.
• Add potatoes and broth, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes till potatoes are tender.
• In a small skillet, melt remaining 4 ounces of butter, add flour to make roux, cook roux over low heat until yellow blond in color and set aside.
• To cooked potato and broth mixture, add water, cream and roux stirring continuously until mixture thickens.
• Stir in the cheese, bacon bits, parsley, pepper and paprika.
• Cook over low heat until the cheese is melted, stir continuously and remove from heat when cheese is melted.
• Garnish with croutons, if desired.