Cheese And Bacon Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (1 lb) package bacon
• 1/2 cup minced celery
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/2 cup minced carrot
• 1/2 cup minced green pepper
• 1 -1 1/2 cup canned corn niblet
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth or 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, not packed but not loose either

Recipe

• 1 in a large heavy bottom soup pot cook bacon until browned and crisp.
• 2 remove and pour off 1/2 of the drippings.
• 3 cook the veggies over medium heat for around 5 minutes or until tender.
• 4 blendnd the flour, salt and pepper.
• 5 slowly stir in the half and half, milk and broth.
• 6 add 1/2 of the cooked bacon, crumbled.
• 7 cover and cook until thick and bubbly, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.
• 8 add the cheese stirring untel melted and well blended.
• 9 crumble remaining bacon and garnish the soup.