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Cheeseburger Soup
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Cheeseburger Soup

This Easy Cheeseburger Soup is a quick and easy weeknight meal! No drive thru needed for the satisfying cheeseburger flavors you’re craving. The pickles and bacon on top are the perfect garnish. Make this for game day, a chilly night, or anytime you want dinner done in 45 minutes. It’s easy to throw together, and if you’re already at the store you can grab a package of sesame buns to butter and toast for homemade croutons.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 306 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 6 trips Bacon
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 2 talks celery chopped small
  • 1 large carrot peeled and shredded
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt lawry's
  • 2 teaspoons parsley dried
  • black pepper to taste, cracked
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 pound ground beef the leaner the better
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon beef base better than bouillon
  • 4 cup water
  • 8 ounces cheese half of a small block, Velveeta brand
  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce shredded, to garnish
  • 1 cup cherry tomato halved
  • 1/2 cup pickles to garnish, chopped
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese to garnish, shredded
  • dinner rolls to serve with soup, Shirley's Famous brand

Instructions

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  1. Cook the bacon. Use kitchen shears to cut bacon into small pieces. Place all the bacon into a 6 quart pot or dutch oven. Cook the bacon over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until it is as crispy as you like it. Remove to a paper-towel-lined plate and set aside. Leave the bacon grease in the pot. (Turn off the heat, unless your veggies are already chopped.)
  2. While the bacon cooks, chop the veggies. Chop 1 small onion. Chop 2 stalks of celery into a fairly small dice. Peel one large carrot and shred, using a box grater. Or you can shred using a food processor. Heat up the bacon grease over medium heat, and add the onion, celery, and carrot to the pot.
  3. Spices. Add 1 teaspoon Lawry's seasoning salt and 2 teaspoons dried parsley. Add cracked black pepper to taste. Saute for about 5 minutes, until the onions are soft and translucent.
  4. Flour. Sprinkle 1/4 cup flour over the veggies in the pot and stir together.
  5. Add 1 pound ground beef to the veggies. Break it up and cook completely, until no longer pink, another 5-10 minutes. (If your beef was very fatty, take a moment to ladle out some of the grease.)
  6. Add 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, and 1 tablespoon Better Than Bouillon Beef Base. Stir it into the ground beef.
  7. Add 4 cups of water. Chop 8 ounces of Velveeta into 1 inch cubes, and add to the soup.* Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Scrape the bottom of the pot to stir up all the browned bits. Stir until all the Velveeta is melted.
  8. Once the soup boils, lower the heat to medium and continue simmering for another 20-30 minutes with the lid off.
  9. Serve the soup in bowls topped with cheeseburger garnishes: bacon, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese.
  10. Don't forget to serve this Cheeseburger Soup with buttery soft dinner rolls!

Notes

  • *If you are too good for Velveeta, replace with 2-3 cups shredded cheddar cheese that you have shredded by hand (it will melt better). Don't add it when the Velveeta is added; add freshly shredded cheese at the very end, about 1-2 minutes before turning off the heat. Stir until smooth. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cup Calories 306kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 23g (46%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 7g (35%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 70mg (23%) Potassium 722mg (15%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 829IU (17%) Vitamin C 6mg (7%) Calcium 252mg (25%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 306

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cup
Calories 306kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 23g 46%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 70mg 23%
Potassium 722mg 15%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 829IU 17%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Calcium 252mg 25%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.