Best 9 Potato Soup With Blue Cheese And Bacon Recipes

CHEESY POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Chop scallions, separating green and white parts. Set aside.
• Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 10 to 15 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, leaving 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings in Dutch oven.
• Add potatoes, onion, butter, garlic, and white scallion pieces to Dutch oven, and cook over medium until onions are slightly softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add flour, salt, and pepper, and stir until all ingredients are coated. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in broth until combined. Bring mixture to a boil. Then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
• Using a potato masher, lightly mash mixture, leaving some whole pieces of potato. Add white Cheddar and cream, stirring until cheese melts. Keep warm.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Top servings with bacon, green scallion pieces, and yellow Cheddar.

BACON CHEDDAR POTATO SOUP

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.

BLUE CHEESE AND BACON POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with iced water. Line a baking sheet with a dish towel.
• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 18 to 20 minutes. Add green beans to the boiling water; blanch for just 1 minute. Drain potatoes and green beans; transfer to bowl of iced water to stop cooking process, about 5 minutes. Remove from iced water with a slotted spoon and place on prepared baking sheet to dry. Cut potatoes into quarters.
• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool bacon slices on paper towels; crumble.
• Whisk vinegar, olive oil, mayonnaise, and mustard together in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Add potatoes and green beans; stir to coat. Top with bacon, blue cheese, and green onions; stir once to incorporate.

BACON CHEDDAR POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat water, butter and salt to boiling over medium-high heat. Remove from heat. Stir in milk and potatoes (dry) just until moistened. Let stand about 30 seconds or until liquid is absorbed; whip with fork. Set aside.
• In 6-quart heavy stockpot, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Use slotted spoon to transfer bacon to paper towels, leaving drippings in stockpot. Add onion and pepper to stockpot. Cook 4 to 5 minutes or until onions are translucent and lightly browned. Add potatoes and broth to stockpot. Beat with whisk until ingredients are well combined. Continue to cook until heated through.
• Transfer soup to bowls. Top with bacon, cheese and green onion.

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.

POTATO-BLUE CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan over medium high heat.
• Add onion; cook 5 minutes or until soft.
• Add garlic; cook 1 minute.
• Add potatoes; cook 5 minutes.
• Add broth; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium low; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in half-and-half, 1/2 cup of the cheese, salt and pepper.
• (Soup can be made to this point up to 1 day ahead.) Before serving, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.

CHEDDAR POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Chop bacon and in a large heavy saucepan cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in pan.
• While bacon is cooking, chop onion. Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Cook onion in reserved fat over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened. In a measuring cup stir together flour and water and add to onion with potatoes and broth. Simmer mixture 5 minutes, or until potatoes are just tender. Add wine and simmer 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to low and gradually stir in Cheddar (do not let boil).
• Divide soup among 4 bowls and sprinkle with bacon and chives.

POTATO SOUP WITH CHEESE AND BACON

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed cooking pot, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove the cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve.
• While the bacon is cooking, fill a large bowl with cold water and add the chopped leeks and swish vigorously to release any possible grit.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the leeks to a paper towel-lined bowl to absorb any water.
• Add the leeks and garlic to the bacon fat in the cooking pot and cook until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• To the cooking pot, add thyme, paprika, salt, pepper, potatoes, chicken broth, and Tabasco sauce and bring up to a bubble over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer until the potatoes are cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• When the potatoes are tender, using an immersion blender or puree in a food processor until the soup is smooth.
• Add cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese and heat until melted, whisking all the time until well blended, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Adjust seasonings to taste, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce.
• Serve the soup in bowls, topped with chopped scallions, a sprinkle of reserved bacon, a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of paprika.

CHEESY BACON AND POTATO SOUP

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.