Cheeseburger (Potato) Soup

I saw this recipe last week and wanted to try it.  I figured Scott and the kids would like it plus I actually happened to already have Velveeta on hand.  I forgot to take an initial picture-sorry!

Cheeseburger (Potato) Soup adapted from Recipes from Dawn's Daily Life
1/2lb of ground beef
3/4 cup of chopped onion
3/4 cup of shredded carrots
3/4 cup diced celery
1 tsp dried basil
4 Tbsp butter, divided
3 cups chicken broth
4 cups diced, peeled potatoes (1-3/4lbs)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups (8oz) processed cheese (Velveeta)
1-1/2 cups milk
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 to 1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 sour cream

Directions:  In a 3-quart saucepan, brown beef; drain and set aside. In the same saucepan, saute onions, carrots, celery, basil and parsley in 1 tablespoon butter until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add broth, potatoes and beef; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Meanwhile in a small skillet, melt remaining butter. Add flour, cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until bubbly. Add to soup; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add cheese, milk, salt and pepper; cook and stir until cheese melts. Remove from heat; blend in sour cream.

Modifications:
-I used 93/7 lean ground beef
-I used whole wheat flour
-I used light sour cream

Brown the ground beef.  Once browned, pull it out of the pan and set it aside.

Peel and dice the potatoes, dice the celery, shred the carrots, and dice an onion.

Throw the veggies in the same pan that the beef cooked in along with 1 Tbsp of butter.  Cook until tender (about 8-10 minutes).

Add the chicken broth and potatoes.  Put the ground beef back into the pot.  Cook on high until boiling, cover, and reduce.  Cook until potatoes are soft.

While the potatoes are cooking, melt the rest of the butter in a separte pan.  Add the flour.

Add the flour into the soup pot and stir well.

Add the milk.

Add the Velveeta and stir until melted.

Once the cheese melts, pull the soup off of the stove and add the sour cream.  Stir until the sour cream is mixed well.

Here's what you'll end up with:

Our Thoughts:

I'm not really sure why this is called cheeseburger soup other than it it has ground beef, cheese, and onions.  It is definitely more of a potato soup with some ground beef in it.  Either way, it was delicious!

You could definitely add more veggies if you wanted to just to make yourself feel better about eating potatoes and Velveeta.  LOL  This is comfort food at its best! 

Hope you enjoy!

April