Bacon Cheese Soup

Name: Bacon Cheese Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/2 cup shredded carrots; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder; 1 dash salt, or to taste; 1 dash freshly ground pepper, or to taste; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 (13-ounce) can evaporated milk; 2 cups milk; 2 cups shredded American cheese, or cheddar cheese

A quick bacon cheese soup, seasoned with mustard, thyme, and Worcestershire sauce, provides a comforting meal perfect for winter.

⭐ 4.3 (16 reviews) Prep: 10 minCook: 15 minTotal: 25 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Entree Dinner Lunch Appetizer Soup

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

Sauté bacon in a large saucepan until crisp; remove, drain, crumble, and set aside.
Drain all but 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings from the saucepan; melt butter in the pan.
Add carrots and onion, cooking for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp-tender, stirring.
Stir in flour, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce; cook until bubbly for 2 to 3 minutes.
Pour in both milks; cook for about 10 minutes until the soup thickens.
Add cheese, stirring until completely melted.
Stir in the reserved crumbled bacon.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 396 kcal

Carbohydrate: 17 g

Cholesterol: 84 mg

Fiber: 1 g

Protein: 22 g

Saturated Fat: 14 g

Sodium: 672 mg

Sugar: 13 g

Fat: 27 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g