Lettuce And Bacon Soup Recipes

BACON, LETTUCE AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Dissolve bouillon cubes in water; set aside.
• Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 2 tbs.
• drippings in Dutch oven.
• Drain bacon on paper towels.
• Add onion and celery to drippings, and saute until transparent, stirring frequently; drain.
• Add bouillon, tomatoes, and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 20-25 min.
• Add lettuce, and cook 2 min or until lettuce wilts.
• Top with bacon and croutons.
• Serve immediately.
• Yield: 5 cups.

LETTUCE AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet fry the bacon until fully cooked but not crisp.
• Remove bacon and fat from skillet, then return 1/4 cup of the fat to the pan.
• Stirring constantly, add the flour and brown in fat to a deep golden brown.
• Add the water carefully as it will splatter some (I find it splatters less if I dump all the water in quickly) and stir well. Then add the milk and bring to a rolling boil stirring frequently.
• Add the lettuce and cut up bacon to the browned fat and flour mixture.
• Bring back to a rolling boil, stirring contantly.
• Add eggs to mixture making sure to stir it thoughout the soup.
• Reduce heat to low and continue to cook for about 1/2 hour (until lettuce is cooked down).

BACON CHEESEBURGER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef with onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes; drain. Stir in flour and pepper; transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker., Stir in broth and milk. Cook, covered, on low 4-5 hours or until flavors are blended. Stir in cheeses until melted. Top servings with remaining ingredients.

LETTUCE WITH HOT BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon; crumble and set aside. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings. In a large bowl, combine the greens, eggs, onions and bacon. Add remaining ingredients to the drippings; bring to a boil. Drizzle over the salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN BACON RANCH SALAD

Steps:

• Line a salad plate with small Romaine lettuce leaves.
• Combine chopped romaine, chicken, avocado, and tomatoes in a large bowl. Add ranch dressing, salt, and pepper, and toss to combine.
• Serve salad on the prepared plate and top with crumbled bacon.

LETTUCE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion mixture and garlic in 2 tablespoons butter in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add coriander, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in potato, lettuce, and water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until potato is very tender, about 10 minutes.
• Purée soup in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids) and transfer to a 2- to 3-quart saucepan. Bring soup to a simmer, then whisk in remaining tablespoon butter and salt and pepper to taste.

LETTUCE WITH HOT BACON DRESSING

Steps:

• Place egg in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let egg stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Reserve excess grease.
• Add onions to skillet with reserved grease and cook until tender. Add bacon, vinegar, water, sugar and salt. Stir and bring to boil.
• Place lettuce in a large bowl. Pour hot dressing over and toss well. Garnish with egg and radishes.

QUICK BRAISED LETTUCE, PEAS & BACON

Steps:

• Heat a small piece of the butter in a frying pan and fry the bacon until golden, then add the peas and chicken stock, simmer and reduce the stock by half. Stir through the lettuce and remaining butter, and simmer for a minute until the lettuce has just wilted and the butter is incorporated into the stock. Season to taste, then serve.