First, I love soup. I had BLT soup in the Globe cafeteria the other day and thought it was pretty good. Unlike most people, I rarely have problems with cafeteria food and was one of those kids in school who didn't complain. Anyway. So I thought I would replicate it in my kitchen.
BLT Soup:
Ingredients:
* 2-3 cups diced cooked chicken OR 5-6 chicken drumsticks
* chicken broth if you're using diced chicken
* 1/2 package of bacon or half of a full package of bacon.
* 1 yellow onion, diced
* 3 handfuls of lettuce (I used salad mix)
* 1 cup of carrots if you prefer
* 2 cups of sliced celery
* 1 can of tomatoes OR 2 cups of freshly diced tomatoes
* salt
* pepper
* hot sauce (Tabasco!)
Procedure:
* Heat a stock pot on the stove. No oil.
* Cut your bacon into 1-inch pieces and put into pot. Stir and cook until slightly brown.
* Meanwhile, dice onions and put into pot when bacon browns. Stir and saute until onion is slightly brown.
* Drain about half of the bacon fat.
* Add sliced celery. Saute until halfway done.
* Add chicken broth (if you're using diced chicken) and water halfway up the pot.
* Cover and bring to a boil.
* Add chicken. Bring liquid to boil again. If using fresh chicken, cook until chicken is done.
* Add tomatoes. Bring to boil.
* Add lettuce.
* Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce.
Voila!
Makes about three servings. I have two Tupperwares with it in the freezer. :)
