Potato Pepper Jack Soup Food

POTATO PEPPER JACK SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a medium size sauce pan with water and place it over medium heat. Add the chopped potatoes and carrots to the water. Cook until the potatoes are fork tender. Drain. Set aside.
• In a dutch oven pan set over medium heat, add the bacon. Cook until the bacon is crisp. Remove from the pan and place the bacon on a paper towel lined plate. Chop the bacon into smaller bite size pieces. Set aside.
• Drain most of the bacon grease, keeping about 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease in the pan. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes.
• Then add the diced bell peppers and cook for 4 minutes, stirring often. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• Add the 2 tablespoons of butter to the veggies, stir until melted.
• Add the flour, stirring until it's coating all of the vegetables. Cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly.
• Add the potatoes and carrots to the sauce and vegetables. Stir to combine.
• Add the chicken broth, bacon, dried thyme, pepper, and salt. Bring everything to a simmer.
• Just before serving, add the shredded pepper jack cheese, stir to melt. Serve warm. *

PUREED RED PEPPER AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot and add the onion and carrot. Cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to soften, and add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Continue to cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes, and stir in the garlic and the tomato paste. Stir for a minute or two, until the garlic is fragrant and the tomato paste has darkened, and add the peppers, paprika, and another 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until the peppers begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add the potatoes, stock, and bouquet garni and bring to a simmer. Add salt to taste, 1 to 2 teaspoons, cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Remove the bouquet garni.
• Using an immersion blender, or in a blender or food processor fitted with the steel blade (working in batches and covering the blender lid or food processor with a kitchen towel to prevent the hot soup from splashing), blend the soup until smooth. Strain the soup through a medium strainer, pushing it through the strainer with a spatula or the bowl of a ladle, and return to the heat. Heat through, add salt and pepper to taste, and serve. Garnish with garlic croutons and slivered fresh basil or chopped thyme, and drizzle a few drops of olive oil over each serving if desired.

CHUNKY PEPPER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook onion until tender. Stir in the potatoes, peppers and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Stir in 2-1/2 cups milk. Combine cornstarch and remaining milk until smooth. Gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the salt, pepper and cayenne.

POTATO PEPPER JACK SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a medium size sauce pan with water and place it over medium heat. Add the chopped potatoes and carrots to the water. Cook until the potatoes are fork tender. Drain. Set aside. In a dutch oven pan set over medium heat, add the bacon. Cook until the bacon is crisp. Remove from the pan and place the bacon on a paper towel lined plate. Chop the bacon into smaller bite size pieces. Set aside. Drain most of the bacon grease, keeping about 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease in the pan. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes. Then add the diced bell peppers and cook for 4 minutes, stirring often. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add the 2 tablespoons of butter to the veggies, stir until melted. Add the flour, stirring until it's coating all of the vegetables. Cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly. Add the potatoes and carrots to the sauce and vegetables. Stir to combine. Add the chicken broth, bacon, dried thyme, pepper, and salt. Bring everything to a simmer. Just before serving, add the shredded pepper jack cheese, stir to melt. Serve warm.

SPICY PEPPER JACK POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In large bowl, combine all ingredients except breadcrumbs, butter and french fried onions; mix well.
• Spread into ungreased 2-quart casserole dish.
• Toss bread crumbs with butter; sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake at 350°F for 30-45 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden and mixture is bubbly.
• Sprinkle french fried onions over casserole.
• Bake 5 minutes longer or until onions are golden.
• Will keep in a warm oven, covered.

CREAMY PEPPER JACK CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook until the flour begins to turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic, cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in chicken broth and milk. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes until thickened and smooth.
• Remove from the heat and immediately whisk in the shredded cheese until it has melted and the soup is smooth. Season with Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, and black pepper. Ladle in to serving bowls, and sprinkle with cilantro to garnish.

PEPPER JACK CHEESE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium frying pan melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until softened. Add the garlic and cook and stir for 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken broth and drained diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk in the flour, salt and black pepper until smooth. Cook for a minute while whisking. Slowly whisk in 1 cup of whole milk. Cook while stirring until it comes to a boil. While continuing to stir so that you don't scorch the bottom of the pot, allow it to boil for one minute.
• Stir the simmered broth and veggies into the thickened milk. Add the pepper jack and the remaining milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until the cheese is melted. Do not let it boil.
• Taste and add a bit more salt and pepper if desired.

ZESTY POTATO CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the potato soup and milk. Cook over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until heated through. Ladle into serving bowls. Sprinkle with cheeses and bacon.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, and mix in the olive oil. Saute the onion, carrot, and celery for about 5 minutes, until onion is lightly browned. Stir in the garlic, and continue to cook 1 minute. Mix in the flour. Whisk in the chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Place the potatoes in the pot, reduce heat to low, and cook 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
• Mix the half-and-half into the pot. Stir in the roasted red peppers. Season with thyme, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking until heated through.

POTATO PEPPER JACK SOUP

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in water until tender; about 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, combine olive oil, peppers, onion, garlic and carrot in a medium sauce pan. Sauté on medium heat until vegetables are soft.
• Drain all liquid from potatoes and add vegetables and broth to the pot. Add bacon, milk or half & half, salt, pepper and thyme.
• Prepare roux by melting butter in a separate pot and stirring in flour to make a paste. Slowly add cream and allow to bubble, stirring, until roux thickens and comes away from the sides of the pan.
• Add roux to soup mixture along with the cheese. If necessary, add milk to desired consistency. Serves about 6.