Description
This cheeseburger soup recipe has all your favorite burger flavors in one comforting, warming, and flavorful soup! It’s cheesy, easy, and totally delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 strips smoked beef bacon (cut into small pieces)
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
- 1/2 medium onion (chopped small)
- 2 sticks celery (chopped small)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 6 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pound Russet potatoes (peeled & diced small)
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (microbial-rennet, shredded)
- Salt & pepper (to taste)
- 1/4 cup pickles (chopped (optional))
Instructions
- Step: Cut the smoked beef bacon into small pieces and add it to a soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook until crispy (about 10 minutes). Transfer bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Leave the fat in the pot.
- Step: Add the ground beef to the pot and cook until browned, breaking it up with your spoon and stirring it periodically. Drain the fat and transfer the beef to another paper towel lined plate.
- Step: Add the butter to the pot and once it’s melted, add the onion and celery and sauté for 4-5 minutes.
- Step: Stir in the garlic and flour. Cook for about 2 minutes, breaking it up with your spoon/stirring it as you go along.
- Step: Slowly whisk in the chicken broth until all the flour has dissolved and there’s no lumps.
- Step: Stir in the cream, Worcestershire sauce, potatoes, and add the beef back to the pot. Increase the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat so it’s bubbling but not furiously boiling. Cover the pot with the lid slightly ajar.
- Step: Let the soup simmer for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and the soup has thickened up to your liking.
- Step: Turn the burner off, and then stir in the cheddar gradually.
- Step: Stir in most of the cooked bacon, and taste and season with salt & pepper if needed. Stir in the optional chopped pickles or top the bowls with them.
Notes
Be sure to cut the potatoes into a small dice so that they cook fast. Serves 4-6 depending on how much people eat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 639 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 1138 mg
- Fat: 46 g
- Saturated Fat: 26 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 173 mg
Keywords: cheeseburger soup, comfort food, beef soup, easy soup