Bacon And Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make the croutons: Melt 1 tablespoon butter, then mix with the paprika in a bowl. Add the bread cubes and toss. Spread on a baking sheet and bake until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Discard all but about 1 tablespoon fat from the pan. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, then add the leeks and garlic; cover and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, 2 cups water, the potatoes and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Puree half the soup in a blender (remove the filler cap to let steam escape), then return to the pot. Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Add the peas and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve topped with the croutons, bacon and parsley.

Steps:

• 1.Place milk, one potato, cheese, onion, dill weed, rosemary and salt into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
• 2.Select Variable 1.
• 3.Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
• 4.Blend for 4-5 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid.
• 5.Reduce speed to Variable 3.
• 6.Remove the lid plug. Drop in remaining potato and bacon. Blend for an additional 10 seconds, until chopped.

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.

Steps:

• Place cooked bacon in a large stockpot over medium-high heat; add potatoes, chicken broth, carrots, onion, parsley, celery seed, salt, and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil, cover stockpot with a lid, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring frequently and slightly mashing potatoes, until potatoes are fully cooked, at least 20 minutes. Add extra chicken broth if needed.
• Whisk milk and flour together in a bowl or measuring cup until frothy; slowly pour into soup while constantly stirring. Bring soup back to a simmer and cook until soup is thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat and stir in American cheese until completely melted. Ladle soup into serving bowls and garnish with green onions.

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels; reserve drippings in the pan. Crumble 6 strips of bacon, saving 3 for garnish.
• Heat bacon drippings over medium-high heat. Cook onion in the hot drippings until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer potatoes, crumbled bacon, onions, and garlic powder to a slow cooker. Pour broth over the top. Cook on Low until potatoes are tender, about 6 hours.
• Whisk half-and-half and flour together in a bowl. Add to the slow cooker and whisk to mash up some of the potatoes. Stir in 3 cups of Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend. Mix until cheese is melted and fully incorporated.
• Crumble remaining bacon. Top with remaining cheese, crumbled bacon, and chives before serving.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally; drain drippings. Add vegetables, seasonings and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes., Mix flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve with green onions.

Steps:

• cook bacon and garlic in pan til bacon is crisp.
• add potato stock and water bring to boil.
• reduce heat simmer covered til potato is just tender.
• add sour cream stir til heated through.
• remove from heat stir in parsley.
• IF you want your soup a bit thicker I quickly use a hand held blender and pulse it a couple of times but dont completely blend it or it will be too thick still leave some potato chunks. tastes even better the next day.
• you can also use 1kg of bintje or pink fir apple potatoes.

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.

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add potatoes, water, dill weed, salt, and pepper to onion; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender and water is almost all evaporated, at least 30 minutes.
• Stir milk and bacon bits into potato mixture; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir parsley into soup.

Steps:

• In large saucepan coated with nonstick cooking spray saute onions until tender.
• Add potatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Set aside 1 cup potato mixture.
• Puree remaining mixture in batches in a blender or food processor and return to the pan.
• Stir in milk, bacon, butter granules, salt, pepper and reserved potato mixture.
• Heat through without boiling. Garnish each with 1 tablespoon low-fat sour cream or yogurt and sprinkle with chives.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, saute onions until tender. Add potatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Set aside 1 cup potato mixture., Puree remaining mixture in batches in a blender or food processor; return to the pan. Stir in the milk, Canadian bacon, butter-flavored granules, salt, pepper and reserved potato mixture. Heat through (do not boil). Garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream; sprinkle with chives.

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.

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Chop all the vegetables.
• Add olive oil to the pan and add onion, carrot and celery as they are cut up. Sauté until onion is soft but not brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, potatoes and pepper. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered until potatoes are tender, about 10 to15 minutes.
• Stir in cheese and heat until just melted - do not boil.
• Chop bacon and add to soup.
• Adjust seasoning to taste by adding salt if desired. Serve at once.