Jalapeno Popper Bacon and Bean Soup

This recipe is a pretty simple bacon and bean soup with the addition of jalapenos and a cheese sauce made with cheddar cheese and cream cheese! I like to use dried beans which are soaked overnight but you can also use canned beans to make it even easier. 

This soup is so nice and smooth, creamy and good with all of the flavours of jalapeno poppers including the perfect amout of heat! Yum! Perfect for cool winter days!

Ham and bean soup is one of my favourite cold weather comfort food meals and it’s sometimes nice to replace the ham with bacon (my favourite food)! When I was getting ready to make a batch of bacon and bean soup a while ago I thought that it would be so easy to add jalapenos and cheese and make a jalapeno popper version! 

 I like to make this soup on the stove top but it’s also great in the slow cooker and who doesn’t love placing something in the slow cooker before leaving for work in the morning and coming home to a meal that is almost complete? 

Jalapeno Popper Bacon and Bean Soup

A creamy bean and bacon soup done jalapeno popper style with cream cheese and cheddar along with jalapenos!

ingredients
For the soup:

• 1 pound bacon, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 6 cups ham broth or chicken broth or chicken stock
• 1 pound (~2 cups) dried white beans (such as navy), soaked in water overnight
• 1/4 cup jalapenos (pickled or fresh), sliced or diced
• salt and pepper to taste

For the cheese sauce:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup milk
• 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

directions
For the soup:

1. Cook the bacon in a large sauce pan before setting it aside on paper towels and drain all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease form the pan.
2. Add the onions, carrots and celery and cook over medium-high heat until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
4. Add the broth, beans and half of the bacon, bring to a boil , reduce the heat and simmer until the beans are tender, about 1-2 hours.
5. Optionally puree some or all of the beans, add the cheese sauce, jalapenos and remaining bacon before seasoning with salt and pepper to taste and serving!

For the cheese sauce:

1. Heat the butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat until it starts to foam.
2. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, mixing, until it turns a light golden brown, about 1-2 minutes.
3. Add the milk and simmer until it thickens, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the cream cheese and cheddar cheese and cook until it melts into the sauce before pouring into the soup

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