Tomato, Bacon, and Onion soup

HOLY SMOKES!! this soup is the BEST tomato soup i have EVER HAD!! BLT's are one of my favorite sandwiches so i thought why not make a soup-!! My Brothers cheeseburger soup gave me the idea. I would SO serve this for company.


Fry 12 oz of bacon and set aside. In the bacon grease cook a med white onion chopped until translucent.

in a large pot add the following:

cooked onion
28 oz can of diced tomato
6 oz can tomato paste
8 oz can tomato sauce

2 1/2 cups of chicken stock with 2 tbl of flour mixed in

1 tsp of sugar
1 tsp  thyme
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste/
1 glove garlic crushed.

bring to a boil and then turn the heat to low- at this point i thought it was too tart, so i sprinkled about 1/2 tsp of baking soda in, stirred and then removed the foam.

next:

add 3/4 cup of half and half or you could use cream.

I did taste as i went along, i know i added more sugar, and a little more chicken stock.

Basically simmer for 10 minutes. add crumbled bacon at the end,  right before serving. Perfect side tonight grilled cheese sandwiches YUM

Top with green onion, shredded lettuce, fresh diced tomato, shredded cheese, sour cream- whatever you want!

below is mine i topped with shredded lettuce and green onion:

cheddar cheese, broccoli soup

Tonight for dinner to go with my soup, I made some chicken salad for finger sandwiches.. I used  the following recipe:
http://chucklesgrill28.blogspot.com/2011/02/chicken-salad-pita.html

I didn't have any dill pickle so i used dillweed, and i did put about 1 cup mayo...maybe more (i love me some mayo)- and i used less celery and used green onion-
Remember:
The nice thing about recipes is that you can adjust them according to you and your family's taste-  possibilities are endless in YOUR kitchen, have fun!!!

Here is a Quick delicious soup: cheddar cheese and broccoli

1 can Family size cream of chicken
3 tbs grated onion
2 tbs butter
2 cups cheddar cheese
3 cups milk
1 pack of frozen broccoli

in a large pot melt your butter and add onion (grated onion really made me cry tonight) next you add your cream of chicken soup and mix.. over a low/med heat add your cheddar cheese and mix until the cheese is melted.

when cheese is melted add your milk and use a whisk until its mixed well, add your broccoli (steamed in the  microwave first*)

bring it to a simmer- and than you can serve if you wish- i thought it was too thin so i added a grated potato and another cup of cheese... this added 20 minutes of cook time but it was well worth it. when i added the potato and cheese i covered the pot and let it simmer for 15 minutes until the potato was cooked.

salt and pepper to taste- WOW!! this is really good!

I have freezed lunch size portions for Aaron to take to work- "waste not, want not"

CheeseBurger Soup!!

Hi everyone! My name is Allen and I am Carolyn's brother. I will be posting up some fine eats from a guys perspective :)

For my first post I have something really great to share that turned out awesome!

This one takes some time to put together (1hr 20min), but it is well worth the wait! I saw this on an episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and dives and decided it looked so good I had to try it for my self!

What you will need.....

1. One pound of lean ground beef
2. One pint of Half and Half
3. One Large Sweet Onion
4. Fresh Lettuce
5. Fresh Tomato
6. 16oz of Chicken Stock
7. Bacon (my addition)
8. 1/4cup flour mixed with 3/4cup of water
9. Half block of Velveeta cheese cubbed
10. Three Tablespoons of butter

In a big pot you will want to cook the sweet onion in the butter until it is translucent (chopped up first). While that is cooking, cook your ground beef like you would to make taco's, just without the seasoning. Also cook your bacon. Drain the grease off the ground beef and bacon (broken up) and add to your onions. Next, you add the chicken stock and flour mixture and bring to a boil (make sure nothing sticks to the bottom). After it has come to a boil, you need to add the Velveeta and half and half. Turn the heat down and let the cheese melt. Add salt and pepper as desired.

Place a cover on the pot and let cook for about an hour. When it is done add the diced lettuce and tomato to the individual bowels.

This turned out really good! Full of flavor! Here is a link to how they made it on the show. Enjoy!



2-26-2011
Carolyn here :** I made this tonight and it was great, a nice flavor- very rich and creamy. I did substitute the half and half for 1 cup milk and 1 cup heavy cream- i also used a sea salt-  I didn't have any bacon on hand- however i think the bacon would of given it a nice smokey taste- I considered adding bacon grease but passed as I am trying to eat a little more on the healthy side. Also- adding the tomato and lettuce to the bowl really made this dish!! This is a meal in itself, no need for any sides thats for sure, it is very filling. I give this one a- "thumbs up"
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