Tomato Bacon N Pepper Jack Soup Recipes

CREAMY CHILLED TOMATO SOUP WITH BLACK BEAN-PEPPER JACK QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Position a rack about 4 inches from the broiler heat source, and preheat.
• Blend 1/2 cup ice water mixed with ice cubes, 1/4 cup of the sour cream, cucumber, tomato, garlic, scallion whites and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender until completely smooth. Remove the small cap on the lid, and slowly drizzle in 1/4 cup of the oil while the blender is running. Season with additional salt if needed. Place the soup in the freezer while you prepare the quesadillas.
• Place the black beans and a pinch of pepper in a medium bowl, and roughly mash with the back of a fork. Place 2 of the tortillas on a baking sheet with no overlap. Brush the tops with some of the remaining olive oil, then flip so the oiled side is directly on the baking sheet. Divide the mashed beans between the 2 tortillas, and spread the mixture evenly with a fork or your fingers, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge. Sprinkle the cheese evenly on top of the beans. Top with the remaining 2 tortillas, and brush the tops with the remaining oil.
• Place the quesadillas under the broiler, and cook until the top tortillas are crisp and lightly golden brown, about 1 minute. Flip the quesadillas with a spatula, and cook until the cheese is completely melted and the tortillas are crisp and lightly golden brown, about 1 more minute. Cut each into 6 wedges.
• To serve, ladle (or pour directly from the blender carafe) the soup into 4 chilled bowls. Drizzle with olive oil, add several grinds of pepper and sprinkle with some of the sliced green scallions. Serve 3 quesadilla wedges on the side of each bowl of soup, along with a dollop of the remaining 1/4 cup sour cream.

VIVI'S BACON AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the macaroni, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Place the bacon pieces and onion into a large saucepan or soup pot over medium heat, and cook and stir until the onion is beginning to brown and the bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, beef bouillon cubes, water, garlic powder, onion powder, and cooked macaroni, and bring to a boil. Cover the pot, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.

APPLE BACON TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, coarsely chop, and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and saute white onion and garlic 3 to 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in beef stock, pinto beans, tomatoes, celery, and bay leaf. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the apple in the red wine until soft.
• Mix bacon, apple, and remaining red wine into the soup mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Continue to simmer, stirring occasionally until well blended.

TOMATO SOUP WITH CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Bacon, part 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet and arrange bacon slices on the rack in an even layer. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of maple sugar on each slice, lightly pressing to help it adhere. Flip bacon and repeat so both sides are coated. Bake until almost crisp, 8 minutes, checking after 5 to ensure it's not burning.
• Soup: In a pot over medium-high heat, add 4 tablespoons olive oil. When the oil is rippling, add the onions. Stir and cook until they're soft and translucent, 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, add garlic and half the salt, and cook 2-3 more minutes. Add remaining olive oil and the tomato paste. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring, 2-3 minutes. This is called "frying out": the tomato paste will caramelize and stick to the pan, making a great soup base. Add chopped tomatoes, smoked paprika, fish sauce, remaining salt, and sugar. Stir, scraping to deglaze the pot. Add water, stir again, cover, and simmer, 20 minutes.
• Bacon, part 2: Finish crisping the bacon by flipping it again and sprinkling the remaining sugar on top. Return to oven to render out the remaining fat, 4 minutes. Bacon will look glassy when it's done. Remove to cool. (Note: Bacon will not be crisp until it has completely cooled.)
• Soup, part 2: Stir lemon zest into soup. Blend in two batches: for the first, ladle half the soup into a blender, along with ⅔ cup milk and ¼ cup cream. Fill blender no more than halfway, remove lid plug, and cover with a kitchen towel to catch spatters. Blend on low to start, then switch to high until smooth and puréed. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Add a pinch of sugar, 4 dashes Tabasco, pepper, and ¼ cup milk. Cover and blend on high to purée. Ladle the soup into a clean pot to rewarm and set aside. Repeat for the second batch with remaining soup and Tabasco, pinch of sugar, ¾ cup milk, and ¼ cup cream. Then add second batch to the pot.
• Assembly: Reheat soup over low heat, 2 minutes. Ladle into bowls, and garnish with candied bacon. Serve immediately.

TOMATO AND BACON JAM

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble bacon when cool.
• Stir tomatoes, sweet onion, sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, and hot sauce together in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Stir in crumbled bacon and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the spread is very thick, about 1 hour. Adjust salt and black pepper.
• Cool and spoon into a 1-pint glass jar with a lid; keeps refrigerated for 1 week or frozen for 2 months. If freezing, put spread into small jars and let jars thaw in refrigerator overnight before using.

SPICY TOMATO & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Remove rind from bacon and tear into bite sized pieces.
• Place bacon, oil, garlic, and onion flakes into medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until bacon is browned and cooked through.
• Add all remaining ingredients apart from bread and slowly bring to boil over medium temperature (will take around 10 minutes).
• Reduce temperature to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile toast bread and cut into small squares as croutons.
• Serve soup in bowl with croutons sprinled over the top.

TOMATO, BACON N' PEPPER JACK SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Blend tomatoes in blender to smooth (or leave larger bits if you like).
• 2. Place in 2 Qt pan.
• 3. Add beef boullion paste to taste. I start with 2 teaspoons.
• 4. Add some milk or half n half.
• 5. Fry up bacon crisp and crumble it into soup.
• 6. Heat until ready to boil and turn down to simmer 15-20 minutes.
• 7. Top with shredded pepperjack when serving.
• 8. You can add toasted croutons as well, but I didn't want the additional carbs.

BACON TOMATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. , In the drippings, saute the green pepper, onion, salt, marjoram, thyme and pepper for 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in the noodles. Add half of the bacon., Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with cheese and remaining bacon. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

PENNY'S BACON & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crispy. Drain, reserving 4 T. of drippings.
• Sauté onion in 1 T. of bacon drippings (or olive oil) until soft and transparent.
• Mix remaining drippings and flour in pan and cook until light brown.
• Add onion and hot broth, stirring until smooth.
• Whisk in can of water, tomatoes and bacon.
• Cook on low heat for 30-45 minutes.
• I think this would probably be good with turkey bacon for a lighter version and olive oil in place of the drippings.