Cream Of Spinach Soup With Bacon Recipes

CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine water, bouillon, and spinach. Bring to a boil, and cook until spinach is tender.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk. Season with minced onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in spinach mixture.

CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• * 1. Combine spinach, onions and stock in a saucepan, and turn heat to medium high. Bring to a boil, and lower heat so mixture barely bubbles. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is very tender, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat, add nutmeg and a sprinkling of salt and pepper, and let cool at least a few minutes. * 2. Pour soup into a blender, in batches if necessary, and carefully purée. Return to pan, add cream, and, over medium-low heat, reheat gently, stirring occasionally. When soup is hot, adjust seasoning, and serve. *3 save some spinach for the end and add some nice small peices for added effect.

CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP WITH CRUSHED BACON CHIPS

Steps:

• Melt butter in the saucepan, add onion and sauté gently for 10mins, until soft, but not coloured.
• Add the spinach to the onion, cover with a lid and cook gently for 4 minutes.
• Add flour and stir gently for 1 - 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and gently stir in stock and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly then simmer for 3 minutes Season to taste.
• Puree soup in a blender or food processor till smooth and return to pot. Bring it to a boil again. Taste and add seasoning as desired.
• Serve hot.
• Bacon: chop up 250g of bacon and fry in a non-stick pan without oil till crisp. Remove bacon bits from pan and drain on paper towels. Reserve oil and add into the soup for added smokey flavour.

CREAMED SPINACH WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook 3 slices chopped bacon in a saucepan until crisp. Remove; discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings. Add 1 chopped small onion and 1 minced garlic clove,; cook 3 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Whisk in 1 1/2 cups milk,; season with salt and nutmeg,. Cook until thickened, 4 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup shredded gruyere,, 1 pound thawed frozen chopped spinach, (squeezed dry) and the bacon. Cook 2 minutes.

SPINACH AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Cut bacon into small pieces with kitchen shears. Place into saucepan with onions, and cook,stirring constantly, until bacon is very crispy.
• Drain most of fat from pan.
• Add spinach and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
• Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer to blend flavors for about 4 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.

CREAMY LENTIL & SPINACH SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Put the oil, onions, carrots and celery in a large saucepan, and cook for about 10 mins to soften.
• Stir in the lentils and pour in the stock. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 30-35 mins or until the lentils are soft, topping up with water if the mixture begins to dry out. Pop in the spinach and cook for a few mins more, until wilted. Blitz the soup until smooth, then stir through the cream and season. Keep the soup warm over a low heat.
• Heat a little oil in a non-stick pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and fry until crisp and golden. Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with a little cream and crumble over the crispy bacon.

CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP W/SPINACH & BACON CRUMBLES

Steps:

• Prepare your stuff: Slice small potatoes into bite size pieces. Cut stems off of spinach and Italian parsley. Slice small onion into 1" slices. Dice one package of sliced mushrooms leaving three sliced.
• In a Med/Large pot bring 1/2 stick of butter and 2 cartons (64oz) of chicken broth or stock to a boil. Add bite size potatoes. Boil for about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan add half a stick of butter, garlic and onion. Cook until onion is soft. Salt and pepper to taste adding diced mushrooms and one packet of mushrooms. Add olive oil and handful of parsley over mushrooms and once shrunken add the other two packages of mushrooms.
• Cook mushrooms for about ten minutes until reduced and water is almost evaporated. Add red and white wine vinegar. Reduce boiling potatoes to low heat and add bullion. Add spinach to pot when stock isn't boiling.
• Add 1/2 stick of butter and spread flour over mushrooms and stir. Once you have a roux transfer mushroom roux to pot. Continue cooking on low heat. Add one package of bacon bits and another handful of parsley. Be sure to keep some bacon bits and parsley for presentation.
• Once ingredients are all combined add 64oz of heavy cream and let simmer on low heat until thoroughly heated. Add corn starch stirring making sure no clumps are left.