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Carrot and Bacon Soup

Name: Carrot and Bacon Soup
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Bacon 4 slices; Carrots 5; Milk 3/4 cup; Cream 1/2 cup; Onion 1; Garlic 2 cloves; Olive oil 1 tbsp; Vegetable broth 4 cups; Salt 1 pinch; Black pepper 1 pinch; Bread; Parsley chopped leaves; Thyme chopped leaves

Perfect Salty-sweet Combination

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38m
Serves 4
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Ingredients

	4 slices Bacon
	5 Carrots chopped into half inch chunks
	3/4 cup Milk
	1/2 cup Cream
	1 Onion diced
	2 cloves Garlic
	1 tbsp Olive oil or butter
	4 cups Vegetable broth or chicken broth
	1 pinch Salt
	1 pinch Black pepper
	To serve
	Bread crusty
	chopped leaves Parsley
	chopped leaves Thyme optional

Nutritional information

351

Calories

27g

Fat

69mg

Cholesterol

16g

Carbs

Sugar

11g

Protein

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

4 slices Bacon
5 Carrots
chopped into half inch chunks
3/4 cup Milk
1/2 cup Cream
1 Onion
diced
2 cloves Garlic
1 tbsp Olive oil
or butter
4 cups Vegetable broth
or chicken broth
1 pinch Salt
1 pinch Black pepper
To serve
Bread
crusty
chopped leaves Parsley
chopped leaves Thyme
optional

Carrot and Bacon Soup

This Carrot and Bacon Soup is definitely not your run-of-the-mill everyday soup – it’s the next level! Packed with sweet carrots and topped with crunchy salty bacon, it’s the perfect salty-sweet combination.

I need to have a twist in my soups for me to really enjoy them and this recipe definitely has it. Creamy, smooth carrot soup, with hints of garlic and onion and chunks of streaky bacon stirred through, it’s amazing with a big hunk of crusty bread and a drizzle of cream on top. And once you’ve cooked the bacon, it’s a quick and easy recipe to follow! Try it for yourself!

Steps to make Carrot and Bacon Soup

1	Cook the bacon	5
In a large pan, heat the oil before adding the bacon and frying until golden and slightly crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels. Once cooled, roughly chop.
2	Cook the onion and garlic	5
Add the onion and garlic to the pan and fry in the leftover bacon fat until translucent and soft.
3	Add the carrots and broth	2
Add the carrots and toss in the oil until coated. Pour in the broth and stir together.
4	Cook the soup	20
Add a lid to the pot, bring the soup to a simmer and cook for 20 - 25 minutes until the carrot is falling-apart soft.
5	Blend the soup	2
Take the pot off the heat and use a stick blender to blend the soup, or transfer to a standing blender if you prefer.
6	Add the cream and milk	2
Pour in the cream and milk and adjust the seasoning to taste.
7	Serving Carrot and Bacon Soup	2
Divide the soup between bowls and top with a drizzle of cream, handful of the chopped bacon and parsley. Serve with a chunk of crusty bread.

The deep orange of this Carrot and Bacon Soup looks great with the bacon, cream and parsley all scattered and swirled on top. Take a photo of yours and tag me #cookmerecipes so I can see how you get on!

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.