Creamy Bacon Mushroom Soup Food

CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the shiitake mushrooms, portobello mushrooms, and shallots for about 5 minutes, or until soft. Mix in the flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the chicken broth. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes, or until thick and bubbly.
• Stir in the half-and-half, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with cinnamon. Heat through, but do not boil.

MUSHROOM SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Add the bacon and butter to a wide, large pot and bring it to a medium heat. Cook the bacon, stirring frequently until it gets crispy and has released a lot of fat. Reserve the bacon and set aside.
• To the bacon fat, add the diced onions and another pat of butter, if needed. Season the onions with salt and cook until they are soft and very aromatic, about 7 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes. Add the mushrooms to the pan, season with salt and cook until they are soft and have released their juices, about 6 to 7 minutes. Scoop 1/3 of the mushroom mixture into a bowl and reserve.
• To the pot, add the diced potato and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons flour. Add the sherry and cook until it has reduced by 1/2. Add the stock and bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Taste the stock and season with salt, if needed. Simmer the soup for 30 minutes. Add the cream and simmer for 10 minutes more.
• Using a blender or immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth. Return the soup to the pot and add the reserved bacon and mushrooms. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning, if needed.
• Garnish the soup with the chopped fresh parsley.

CREAMY MUSHROOM AND BACON PASTA

Steps:

• In a 12-inch skillet cook bacon over medium heat until brown and crisp. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving drippings. Add mushrooms, garlic, salt, and black pepper to skillet. Cook and stir 8 to 10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and browned, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
• Add cream and broth to skillet with mushrooms. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until bubbly and slightly thickened. Crumble bacon; add to skillet. Stir in pasta, vinegar, and chives; heat through.

CREAMY BACON MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. In the drippings, saute mushrooms and onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in cream and broth. Gradually stir in cheese until melted. , In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, salt, pepper and water until smooth. Stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Garnish with bacon.

CREAMY POTATO-MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp.
• Remove bacon from pan; crumble and set aside.
• Add mushrooms , shallots and garlic to bacon drippings in pan; sauté 5 minutes or until the mushrooms are soft. Remove from pan; set aside.
• Add potato and broth to pan, bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer.
• Place potato mixture in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth.
• Return the potato mixture to the pan.
• Add low-fat milk, mushroom mixture, sherry. salt, and pepper, cook over low heat 10 mintues or until thoroughly heated.
• Ladle soup in to bowls and top with crumbled bacon.

CREAMY GARLIC MUSHROOMS AND BACON

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat until crispy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a paper towel lined plate to soak up some of the oil. Set aside.
• In the same pan, melt the butter. Add the mushrooms, drizzle with oil and mix through, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Fry for 2-3 minutes to lightly brown mushrooms and release their juices (if any).
• Pour in the wine (or broth) and let reduce for 2 minutes, while occasionally stirring. (Preheat broiler or oven grill.)
• Add in the garlic and stir it through for a minute, until fragrant. Pour in the cream and herbs. Reduce heat down to low. Gently simmer until tender (about 4-5 minutes) and sauce is slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the bacon back in and give everything a good mix to combine all of the flavours together. Top the mushrooms with the mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
• Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly and mushrooms are done to your liking (about 3-5 minutes).
• Serve warm.

CREAMY BACON AND MUSHROOM CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Brown the bacon in a large skillet/deep pan. Remove and set aside. Pour off half of the bacon fat.
• Place the pan back on the heat and brown the chicken breasts on both sides. Remove and set aside.
• Fry the mushrooms and garlic until fragrant then add the thyme, lemon juice, chicken stock and cream. Allow to come to a simmer then add the bacon and chicken back to the pan and cover.
• Allow to simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has reduced.
• Season to taste and serve.

CREAMY MUSHROOM AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or dutch oven pan, cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the diced shallots to the bacon grease and cook for about 3 minutes, until tender. Add the mushrooms, rosemary and garlic to the pan. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and golden. Return the cooked bacon to the pan.
• Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and bacon and stir to coat. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Pour the chicken broth into the pan. If desired, add a splash of marsala wine. Stir to combine. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring frequently. It should begin to thicken as it simmers. Simmer for a few minutes, then reduce heat and add the half and half.
• Remove about a cup of the soup with a bunch of the mushrooms When cool enough to safely handle, blend the cup of soup until smooth. Return the blended mixture to the pan with the rest of the soup.
• OR just use a stick blender right in the pan to make a lovely smooth soup.
• Season with the salt and pepper.

CREAM OF WILD MUSHROOM SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook mushrooms in 1 Tbsp. butter in large skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until tender; set aside. Add remaining butter to large saucepan on medium heat. Add flour; cook and stir 2 to 4 min. or until mixture forms smooth paste.
• Add broth gradually to flour mixture, stirring constantly; cook on medium heat 5 min. or until broth is thickened, stirring frequently. Stir in cream cheese spread, milk and garlic powder; cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently. Stir in cooked mushrooms. Season with pepper.
• Serve topped with chives and bacon.

SOUP MAKER MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan and gently cook the onion until soft and translucent.
• Add the garlic and thyme and cook for 2 minutes.
• Turn up the heat and pour in the wine, letting it sizzle for two minutes.
• Turn off the heat and sprinkle in the flour, stirring vigorously to avoid any lumps from forming.
• Transfer the contents to the Tower Soup Maker and add the rest of the ingredients, except for the cream, seasoning and parsley.
• Hit the Smooth Soup button and let the machine do its magic, which would take 20-25 minutes.
• Stir in the cream, season to taste and garnish with parsley.
• Serve with your favourite crusty bread and white wine. Enjoy!