75 bacon soup recipes

Large-batch cream of potato soup made with instant potatoes, bacon, and dry milk powder. A quick, creamy soup for feeding a crowd.

Lencseleves fogoyhussal, a traditional Hungarian lentil soup with partridge, smoked bacon, and a mustard cream finish. A hearty game-day soup rooted in Hungarian hunting tradition.

Linsensuppe mit Frankfurter, a hearty German lentil soup with bacon, leek, and sliced frankfurters thickened with a browned flour roux and finished with a splash of vinegar.

A traditional slow cooked split-pea soup that's loaded with flavor.

If you love corn chowder, then you will love this easy recipe that will instantly become one of your favorites!

Pureed red lentil soup with bacon and leek, finished with cream and served with poached chicken liver dumplings. A refined European soup with old-world elegance.

Hearty lentil soup with frankfurters, bacon, leeks, and carrots thickened with a browned flour roux and a splash of vinegar. A German-style one-pot meal ready in 90 minutes.

Chilled pea soup with watercress, basil, and potato, pureed silky and finished with cream. Topped with crumbled bacon, sour cream, and whole peas for textural contrast in every spoonful.

Chili primero with smoked bacon, cubed round steak, pickled cactus, jalapenos, and masa harina thickening. Long-simmered Tex-Mex chili packed with deep, layered Southwestern flavor.

Smoky, velvety tomato soup made with fire-kissed tomatoes, crispy bacon, red wine and a kick of cayenne. Ready in 30 minutes and leagues beyond anything from a can.

Earthy lentil soup pureed to velvet smoothness and served with a delicate celery root flan. A French-inspired showstopper that turns humble lentils into fine dining.

Corn chowder with bacon, potatoes, creamed corn, and milk simmered low and slow. A thick, pantry-friendly soup made with canned corn that tastes homemade.

Frankfurter Bohnensuppe, a hearty German bean soup with navy beans, beef broth, bacon, and sliced frankfurters. Pureed smooth with a smoky, meaty base.

Creamy Irish potato and leek soup with a half-pureed, half-chunky texture, finished with heavy cream. Topped with shredded cheddar and crumbled bacon.

Heartland corn chowder built on a smoked ham bone broth with pureed vegetables, fresh corn, and milk, topped with crumbled bacon. A thick, creamy Midwest-style chowder.

Cape May clam chowder is a Jersey Shore tomato-based chowder with fresh clams, sea scallops, bacon, and herbs. The Mid-Atlantic answer to the New England-versus-Manhattan debate.