Garlic Soup Gratiné (Cream of Garlic Soup)

Name: Garlic Soup Gratiné (Cream of Garlic Soup)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon , coarsely chopped; 1 bay leaf; 946 milliliters quart chicken broth; 1 teaspoon chives , thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 177 milliliters garlic , peeled (3-3 1/2 heads of garlic); 1 garlic clove , sliced in half lengthwise; 237 milliliters half-and-half or 1 cup heavy cream; 6 slices whole wheat bread (french or italian cut diagonally 1/2-inch thick); 1 leek , thinly sliced (white part only); 118 milliliters onion , thinly sliced; 1 teaspoons salt (or to taste); 59 milliliters swiss cheese , grated; 1 liters water , divided (cold); 6 servings white pepper , to taste

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Garlic Soup Gratiné (Cream of Garlic Soup) a try. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 352 calories. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Autumn. A mixture of bacon, heavy cream, swiss cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.