Recipe - Bl And T Bisque

1 One half cup Romaine lettuce
1 One half cup Red leaf lettuce
6 sl Bacon
One half cup Butter
One half cup Chopped onion
One half cup Chopped celery
One fourth cup Chopped bell pepper
1 tablespoon Minced garlic
One half cup Sliced mushrooms
6 Cherry tomatoes; halved
1 qt Chicken stock
One half cup Flour
One half pt Heavy cream
Three fourths cup Grated Cheddar cheese
One half cup Chopped green onions
2 tablespoon Chopped parsley
Salt; red pepper and black
pepper, to taste
One half teaspoon Tabasco

This recipe is from Roger's Cajun Cookbook Favorites by Vernon Roger.
Vernon is a local news guy and, while I have not tried this yet, I did see
him make it on T.V. one day and it looked delicious. Hope you enjoy.

Cook bacon in black skillet until brown. Remove all but 1 tablespoon
drippings from skillet. Add butter. Add onion, celery, bell pepper and
garlic. Saute' 6 7 minutes. Add flour and stir constantly to make a white
roux.

Add chicken stock, stirring constantly. Add cream, Tabasco and cheese.
Simmer until cheese melts. Add tomatoes, green onions and parsley; simmer 7
minutes. Add lettuce and simmer 2 minutes.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 512 by Cooca2 Cooca2@aol.com
on Jan 13, 1998