HappyCook80's Recipe

Parsnip Soup with Smoky Bacon

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Parsnip Soup with Smoky Bacon

3 thick sliced applewood smoked bacon strips
2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings
1 cup thinly sliced onion
4 cups coarsely chopped peeled parsnips
4 cups canned chicken broth

Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer to paper towels; drain. Reserve drippings, if desired. Crumble bacon into small pieces.

Heat olive oil or reserved bacon drippings in heavy 3-quart saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion; saute until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add parsnips and saute until juices form, about 5 minutes. Add broth. Bring soup simmer.

Reduce heat to low and simmer soup until parsnips are very tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Using immersion blender, puree soup in saucepan. Season to taste with salt. Thin soup with more broth, if desired. Return soup to simmer over low heat.

Ladle soup into 4 soup bowls. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and serve.
Serves 4.