Canadian Cheese Soup

Name: Canadian Cheese Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings (2 quarts).
Ingredients: 3 cups chicken broth; 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 celery ribs, diced; 1 medium carrot, diced; 1 small onion, diced; 6 ounces Canadian bacon, trimmed and diced; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole milk; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

My family loves Canadian bacon, but I don't run across a lot of dishes that call for this pork product. Everyone was thrilled the first time I offered this succulent soup.

Ingredients

3 cups chicken broth
4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1 small onion, diced
6 ounces Canadian bacon, trimmed and diced
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, combine the first five ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are very tender. With a potato masher, mash vegetables several times. Add bacon; continue to simmer.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan; stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick). Add vegetable mixture, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add cheese and pepper. Stir just until cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 252 calories, 11g fat (0 saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 402mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 19g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Canadian Cheese Soup in Country Pork

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MeganNokes

Sep 26, 2012

when i first made this recipe from the magazine, i didn't know that Americans called peameal "Canadian bacon" so i just used regular bacon and it turned out very well! love how simple it is!
angelasandoval

Jan 21, 2012

I had expected the Canadian bacon to really stand out in this soup. Instead it came off more as just sort of a ho-hum vegetable cheese soup...not bad but we didn't find it in any way exceptional.
stinkaroo

Jan 9, 2010

i would give it 5 stars,simple to make and tastes very good,simple and delicios i say.