Cheeseburger Soup

Cheeseburger Soup

Sounds really good. On my to cook list.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams ground beef
  • 3/4 cup onion, diced
  • 3/4 cup carrot, shredded
  • 3/4 cup celery, diced
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 4 cups potatoes, diced
  • 3 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 500 grams Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • olive oil, as needed

Instructions
 

  • In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook and crumble the ground beef until no longer pink, then drain and set aside. In same saucepan, melt heat a splash of olive oil over medium heat then cook the onion, carrots, celery, basil and parsley until tender, about 10 minutes. Then add the potatoes, beef and broth; bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer, cover, cook until potatoes are tender, 10-12 minutes.
  • While the potatoes are cooking, using a non stick skillet, heat the butter and and whisk in the flour and stir until bubbly, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add this to the soup when the potatoes are tender and bring to a boil and stir, cook for 2 minutes then reduce heat to a simmer and stir in the cheese, milk, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the cheese is fully melted into the soup.
  • Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream. Serve.

Notes

The cheese is the most expensive item at 360 Baht for 500 grams (two 250 gram blocks). For 8 servings, this is about $1.33 per serving.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.

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