Changes: Blue Cheese and Bacon Soup

Latest revision as of 08:01, 17 February 2020

Description

If you enjoy the pungent flavor of blue Cheese, this soup is for you. The base is a puree of low carb veggies cooked in chicken broth.

Atkins blue cheese bacon soup — Blue Cheese and Bacon Soup

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
2 leeks (white part only), halved lengthwise, washed well and chopped
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1½ cups cauliflower, broken into small florets
2 cans (14½ ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth, plus ½ cup water
5 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
6 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled

Directions

Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat.
Add leeks, mushrooms and cauliflower.
Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add broth and water; bring to a boil.
Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until vegetables are very tender.
Purée soup in batches in a blender or food processor.
Return pureed soup to soup pot.
Add blue cheese to last batch of soup and puree until smooth.
Heat through, if necessary.
Before serving, top with crumbled bacon.

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 ==Description==
 If you enjoy the pungent flavor of blue [[Cheese]], this soup is for you. The base is a puree of low carb veggies cooked in [[chicken broth]].
-[[Image:Atkins blue cheese bacon soup.jpg|thumb|Description]]
+[[Image:Atkins blue cheese bacon soup.jpg|thumb|Blue Cheese and Bacon Soup]]
-===Ingredients===
-*3 tablespoons [[butter]]
-*2 [[leek]]s (white part only), halved lengthwise, washed well and chopped
-*2 cups sliced [[Mushroom]]s
-*1 1/2 cups [[Cauliflower]], broken into small florets
-*2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium [[chicken broth]], plus 1/2 cup [[water]]
-*5 ounces blue [[Cheese]], crumbled
-*6 strips [[Bacon]], cooked and crumbled
-== Directions ==
-. Melt [[butter]] in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add [[leek]]s, [[Mushroom]]s and [[Cauliflower]]. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
-. Add broth and [[water]]; bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until vegetables are very tender.
-. Puree soup in batches in a blender or food processor. Return pureed soup to soup pot. Add blue [[Cheese]] to last batch of soup and puree until smooth. Heat through, if necessary. Before serving, top with crumbled [[Bacon]].
-===Other Links===
-==See also==
+==Ingredients==
+* 3 tablespoons [[butter]]
+* 2 [[leek]]s (white part only), halved lengthwise, washed well and chopped
+* 2 cups sliced [[mushroom]]s
+* 1½ cups [[cauliflower]], broken into small florets
+* 2 cans (14½ ounces each) reduced-sodium [[chicken broth]], plus ½ cup [[water]]
+* 5 ounces [[blue cheese]], crumbled
+* 6 strips [[bacon]], cooked and crumbled
+==Directions==
-[[Category:Atkins Soups]]
+# Melt [[butter]] in a large soup pot over medium heat.
-[[Category:Stir-fry Cauliflower Recipes]][[Category:Boiled Cauliflower Recipes]]
+# Add [[leek]]s, [[mushroom]]s and [[cauliflower]].
-[[Category:Cauliflower Soup Recipes]]
+# Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
-[[Category:Chicken broth Recipes]]
+# Add broth and [[water]]; bring to a boil.
-[[Category:Cauliflower Recipes]]
+# Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until vegetables are very tender.
-[[Category:Mushroom Recipes]]
+# Purée soup in batches in a blender or food processor.
+# Return pureed soup to soup pot.
+# Add blue [[cheese]] to last batch of soup and puree until smooth.
+# Heat through, if necessary.
+# Before serving, top with crumbled [[bacon]].
-[[Category:Cheese Recipes]]
+[[Category:Atkins Soups]]
 [[Category:Bacon Recipes]]
+[[Category:Blue cheese Recipes]]
+[[Category:Cauliflower Recipes]]
+[[Category:Chicken stock and broth Recipes]]
 [[Category:Leek Recipes]]
+[[Category:Mushroom Recipes]]