Potato Pepper Jack Soup Recipes

POTATO PEPPER JACK SOUP

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in water until tender; about 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, combine olive oil, peppers, onion, garlic and carrot in a medium sauce pan. Sauté on medium heat until vegetables are soft.
• Drain all liquid from potatoes and add vegetables, water, and builllion cubes to the pot.
• Add bacon, milk, salt, pepper and thyme.
• Prepare roux by melting butter in a separate pot and stirring in flour to make a paste.
• Slowly add cream and allow to bubble, stirring, until roux thickens and comes away from the sides of the pan.
• Add roux to soup mixture along with the cheese. If necessary, add milk to desired consistency.

POTATO PEPPER JACK SOUP

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in water until tender; about 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, combine olive oil, peppers, onion, garlic and carrot in a medium sauce pan. Sauté on medium heat until vegetables are soft.
• Drain all liquid from potatoes and add vegetables and broth to the pot. Add bacon, milk or half & half, salt, pepper and thyme.
• Prepare roux by melting butter in a separate pot and stirring in flour to make a paste. Slowly add cream and allow to bubble, stirring, until roux thickens and comes away from the sides of the pan.
• Add roux to soup mixture along with the cheese. If necessary, add milk to desired consistency. Serves about 6.

POTATO PEPPER JACK SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a medium size sauce pan with water and place it over medium heat. Add the chopped potatoes and carrots to the water. Cook until the potatoes are fork tender. Drain. Set aside.
• In a dutch oven pan set over medium heat, add the bacon. Cook until the bacon is crisp. Remove from the pan and place the bacon on a paper towel lined plate. Chop the bacon into smaller bite size pieces. Set aside.
• Drain most of the bacon grease, keeping about 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease in the pan. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes.
• Then add the diced bell peppers and cook for 4 minutes, stirring often. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• Add the 2 tablespoons of butter to the veggies, stir until melted.
• Add the flour, stirring until it's coating all of the vegetables. Cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly.
• Add the potatoes and carrots to the sauce and vegetables. Stir to combine.
• Add the chicken broth, bacon, dried thyme, pepper, and salt. Bring everything to a simmer.
• Just before serving, add the shredded pepper jack cheese, stir to melt. Serve warm. *

PEPPER JACK CHEESE CAULIFLOWER SOUP (QUICK)

Steps:

• Put the frozen veggies in a sauce pan with the water and cover on medium to high heat. Let them steam for as long as it takes to get them tender. Stir them around every once in awhile.
• While they are steaming, saute the onion in the butter with the spices until the onions are tender. Add the flour and saute just long enough to dissolve it. While you may be tempted to cut the butter way down, it makes a gravy that disperses flavor throughout the soup. To me, this is the key to a good soup base.
• When you think your veggies are done, pour your chicken broth into into your sauce pan with your veggies and bring to a boil.
• Add your onion/flour mixture to the sauce pan with the veggies and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Finally add your cheese and milk. Keep over the heat just until cheese is melted. Make sure not to let your soup even get close to boiling again after the cheese is added otherwise it will break down the cheese.