Bltsoup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices bacon, diced small
• 1 ounce margarine
• 1/4 head lettuce, julienne
• 9 tablespoons flour
• 12 ounces hot water
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon (*)
• 1 large fresh tomato, diced medium
• 2 pinches ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch ground red pepper
• 8 ounces half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy pan over medium heat, cook bacon until lightly browned.
• 2 do not drain fat!
• 3 and margarine and heat until melted.
• 4 stir in lettuce and sauté 2 minutes.
• 5 add flour, stirring until well blended, and evenly cooked 2-3 minutes.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 stir in water and chicken bouillon, tomatoes, nutmeg and red pepper.
• 8 heat to boiling.
• 9 reduce heat and gently boil 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 10 add half and half cream, mixing well.
• 11 heat to simmering, stirring often.
• 12 serve hot.
• 13 garnish with croutons or bacon crumbles.
• 14 makes 4 servings.
• 15 *isubstituted canned chicken broth for the water and the bouillon.