Fox Valleys Spinach Bacon Mushroom Soup Recipes

FOX VALLEY'S SPINACH, BACON & MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon until crisp, remove, add butter. Sauté onion, add mushrooms then slowly blend in flour. Whip flour (no lumps) gradually add chicken broth, then 1/2 & 1/2, heavy cream, spinach, bacon(minced), spices. Do not boil. Let simmer for about 15 minutes
• 2. Let simmer for about 15 minutes
• 3. 264 cal 24g fat 8g carbs

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.

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.

SPINACH, BACON AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sprinkle bottom of pastry-lined quiche/tart pan or pie plate with 1 tbsp dry breadcrumbs (this will absorb any excess moisture).
• Place bacon in a large skillet; cook over medium high heat until evenly brown; remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling; set aside.
• With 2 tbsp of the bacon fat, sauté onion and mushrooms until all the liquid released by the mushrooms has evaporated; add spinach and cook 1-2 minutes, just until spinach wilts; add reserved bacon, coriander and nutmeg and season lightly (remember there will be salt in the cheese); place in pastry and top with 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese.
• Beat together cream cheese, eggs and milk; season to taste; carefully pour over quiche and gently shake quiche to distribute custard.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until quiche is golden-brown, sprinkling with 1/2 cup of cheese 10 minutes before quiche is done (put the quiche directly on the oven floor for the last 10-15 minutes of baking to crisp up the crust); cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.

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.

CREAMY MUSHROOM, BACON AND SPINACH PASTA - LOW FAT

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
• Spray a pan with olive oil spray and sauté finely chopped onion, capsicum, bacon and garlic.
• When soft add mushrooms and as much or as little chilli as you like.
• Cook until soft.
• Put pasta into boiling water and bring back to the boil.
• Cook to your liking.
• Add dijon mustard and evaporated milk to the onion mix.
• Stir to combine and heat very gently until pasta is ready.
• If you like a'wetter' sauce add a small amount of the pasta cooking water to the onion/milk mixture.
• Place washed spinach leaves into a colander.
• When ready drain the pasta over the spinach.
• This will wilt the spinach- the only'cooking' it needs.
• Add the pasta/spinach mix to the sauce.
• Stir to combine.
• Serve topped with freshly ground black pepper and parmesan cheese if desired.
• **Note: In Australia, on the Weight Watchers points plan, WW bacon is 1/2 a point for 3 slices and the small tin (185ml) of carnation brand light and creamy evaporated milk is 3 points.