Decadent Potato Bacon Soup Food

BACON AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in 3-quart saucepan, remove and drain well on paper towels. Discard bacon grease and wipe pan thoroughly with paper towel.
• Meanwhile, prepare vegetables. Add olive oil to saucepan and add onion, carrot, and celery as they are cut up. Saute until onion is soft but not brown, about 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, potatoes, and pepper; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in cheese, heating just until melted--do not boil. Chop bacon and add to soup. Adjust seasoning to taste by adding salt, if desired. Serve at once.

BACON AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large stockpot over medium heat until crispy.
• Add onion and cook 4-5 minutes, until tender.
• Add salt and pepper, thyme sprig, rosemary sprigs, and bay leaf.
• Add potatoes and garlic, and mix well with bacon and onions.
• Add stock or water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Add cream and mustard; stir to blend.
• Remove bayleaf and purée about 1/2 of the soup in a blender.
• Mix blended soup with the rest of the soup.
• Adjust seasonings.
• To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top with chopped scallions.

DECADENT POTATOE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook potatoes with onion and chicken bullion until soft and then drain half of water into a glass bowl. Reserve to add later if needed. Add the ham or bacon, cheese and sour cream, and margarine. Mix well. Add remaining water if too thick. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir so it dosen't scorch.

DECADENT POTATO & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• 1. cook bacon drain grease and set aside *cook bacon in the pot you are going to make the soup in will add more bacon flavor without adding a lot of grease
• 2. in the same soup pot mix all the ingredients together and bring to a slow simmer stirring often
• 3. once butter is melted lower the temperature and let simmer for about an hour stirring ocassionally so soup does not burn
• 4. We enjoy this with oyster crackers, and sometimes garnish with some green onions chopped

DECADENT THREE-CHEESE AND BACON AU GRATIN POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until almost crispy, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels.
• Layer 1/3 the potatoes in the bottom of the prepared baking dish, leaving a few 'holes' so cream can seep between layers. Top with 1/2 the onion. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Top with 1/2 the blue cheese, 1/2 the Parmesan cheese, 1/2 the bacon, and 1/2 the thyme. Sprinkle with 1/3 the Cheddar cheese.
• Repeat layering with remaining ingredients ending with remaining 1/3 Cheddar cheese.
• Pour heavy cream slowly over the top, allowing to seep down to the bottom between layers. Dot the top with butter. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are fork-tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove aluminum foil covering. Return to the oven and continue to bake, uncovered, until browned on top, 10 to 15 minutes more. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before serving.

LEEK, BACON & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan, then fry the bacon and onion, stirring until they start to turn golden. Tip in the leeks and potatoes, stir well, then cover and turn down the heat. Cook gently for 5 mins, shaking the pan every now and then to make sure that the mixture doesn't catch.
• Pour in the stock, season well and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 20 mins until the vegetables are soft. Leave to cool for a few mins, then blend in a food processor in batches until smooth. Return to the pan, pour in the cream and stir well. Taste and season if necessary. Serve scattered with tasty crisp bacon and eat with toasted or warm crusty bread on the side.