Cheese And Bacon Soup Food

DELICIOUS CHEESY BAKED POTATO & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add in garlic; cook stirring for about 2 minutes.
• Add in flour then stir until smooth (about 1 minute).
• Gradually add milk and half and half stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.
• Add potatoes and onions; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients; stir until cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately.
• Delicious!

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.

BLUE CHEESE AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in large saucepan over med heat until foam subsides.
• Add leeks, mushrooms and cauliflower.
• Cover and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.
• Add stock and bring to boil.
• Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a food processor.
• Add blue cheese and puree for 1 minute or until smooth.
• Serve immediately with crumbled bacon on top.

HEIRLOOM GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH AND CHUNKY TOMATO BACON SOUP

Steps:

• To make the grilled cheese sandwich: In a small mixing bowl, combine butter, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard. Spread a liberal amount of butter mixture on 2 slices of bread. Flip over slices and spread some Dijon mustard on other sides. Place Cheddar cheese on the Dijon side of both slices. Place bacon on top of cheese on 1 slice and sliced tomatoes on top of cheese on other slice. Combine both sides together and place in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook until golden brown and crusty. Flip sandwich and place a weighted cast iron pan on top. Cook until golden brown and cheese has melted. Remove from skillet and serve immediately with tomato soup.
• To make the soup: Puree the crushed tomatoes and set aside. In a heavy stainless steel pot, heat basil olive oil. Add shallots and cook until soft. Add garlic, thyme, chopped basil, bacon, and tomato paste and continue to cook, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add tomato puree, cream, chicken broth, and salt and sugar, to taste. Bring to a simmer. Pour soup into bowls and garnish with chiffonnade basil. Serve immediately with grilled cheese sandwich.

GRILLED CHEESE WITH APPLE AND BACON

Steps:

• Spread dijon mustard on 4 slices country white bread. Top with sliced cheddar cheese, cooked bacon and sliced Granny Smith apple, then top with 4 more slices bread. Butter the sandwiches, then cook in a skillet over medium-low heat until the cheese melts and the bread is golden, about 3 minutes per side.
• Serve with Roasted Tomato Soup, recipe follows.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Core and halve the tomatoes (leave the cherry tomatoes whole). Heat a flameproof roasting pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle with the 1/2 cup olive oil, then spread all of the tomatoes, the garlic and onions in the pan. Cook, stirring gently, until the garlic is browned, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast until the tomatoes are caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the roasted tomatoes, garlic and onions from the oven and transfer to a large stockpot (set aside the cherry tomatoes for garnish). Add 3 cups chicken stock, the bay leaves and butter. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the liquid is reduced by one-third, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaves.
• Add the basil to the pot. Use an immersion blender to puree the soup until smooth (or puree in a regular blender and return to the pot). Reduce the heat to low, add the heavy cream and adjust the consistency with the remaining 1 cup chicken stock, if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls and top with the roasted cherry tomatoes; drizzle with olive oil.

APPLE-CHEDDAR SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels to drain; let cool slightly, then roughly chop. Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings from the pot.
• Increase the heat under the pot to medium high. Add the onion, apples and potato and cook, stirring frequently, until the apples are soft, about 8 minutes. Add the chicken broth, apple juice, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook until the potato is soft, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in all but 2 tablespoons of the cheddar until melted. Working in batches, transfer the soup to a blender and puree. Return to the pot and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, preheat the broiler. Spread the bread with the mustard and sprinkle with the reserved 2 tablespoons cheese. Broil until the cheese melts, about 30 seconds, then cut into 1-inch squares. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the bacon, chives, cheese croutons and more pepper.

CHEESY BACON AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth, potatoes, onions and thyme to boil in medium saucepan on medium-high heat; cook 5 min. Simmer on medium heat 10 min. or until potatoes are tender.
• Meanwhile, cook wieners and bacon in skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until bacon is crisp and wieners are lightly browned, stirring frequently. Drain on paper towel.
• Add wieners mixture to soup; simmer 5 min. Serve topped with cheese.

BACON, CHEESE & POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Mix soup and milk in large saucepan. Stir in potatoes.
• Bring to boil on high heat, stirring occasionally. Simmer on medium-low heat 10 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Serve topped with cheese, bacon and onions.

TOMATO SOUP WITH CHEESE AND BACON TOASTIES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until onion softens, 4 to 6 minutes. Add tomatoes and increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring, until tomatoes begin to break down, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Add broth and 1 cup water. Simmer until tomatoes are very soft, about 10 minutes. In batches, puree soup in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids). Return soup to pot and simmer 1 minute; stir in cream and season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium until lightly browned but not crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels; discard fat from skillet. Butter 8 slices bread. Place 4 slices, buttered side down, on a work surface. Top with bacon and cheese. Top with remaining bread, buttered side up. In batches, cook sandwiches in skillet over medium-low until cheese melts and bread is golden, about 5 minutes per side. Quarter sandwiches and serve with soup.

POTATO, CHEESE AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan, add the bacon and cook until crisp.
• Remove the bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving as much fat as possible.
• Add the onion to the same pan and cook for 5 minutes, or until very soft and golden.
• Add the paprika and cook for further 30 seconds.
• Return the bacon to the pan and add the potato and stock.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are very soft.
• Stir or mash lightly to break up the potato.
• Add the Cheddar and stir well, until it is melted through.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve topped with a sprinkling of chopped chives.

EASY BACON & CHEESE POTATO SOUP WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Microwave potatoes in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 5 min., stirring after 2-1/2 min. Stir in broth, milk and chili powder. Microwave 10 min., stirring after 5 min. Carefully smash potatoes with potato masher.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp. each bacon and cheese and 1 Tbsp. onions for topping. Stir remaining bacon, cheese and onions into soup.
• Serve soup topped with reserved bacon, cheese, onions and sour cream.

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.