By buckeye in georgia on 09:34:55 03/01/19
Cheeseburger Soup
2 lb ground beef
1 lb bacon
2 yellow or white onions chopped up
5-6 stalks of celery chopped up
2 red bell pepper chopped up
4-5 carrots chopped up
8-10 red potatoes cubed. I leave the skin on.
parsley
basil
2-3 quart chicken broth
stick of butter
up to a cup of flour
4 cups half-and-half (or milk)
1 lb cheddar cheese
Salt
Pepper
green onion
Brown the beef, drain, and set aside. Cook the bacon and take the bacon out of the grease. Put the onion, celery, carrots in the grease and cook them up.
When it's done, pour the whole thing, grease and all, into the chicken broth. Add the beef, potatoes, peppers, and seasoning. Let is simmer until just before
the potatoes are tender. Add the half and half and get it hot again. Cube up about 3/4 of the cheese (or use shredded) and add it a little at a time until it all
melts. Make a thickener out of the butter and flour. Add that to the soup until it reaches the creaminess you want. Once it's hot again, put it in a bowl and top
with bacon, cheddar, and green onion. A couple of warm pieces of buttered french bread are great to dip in it.
FYI, this is enough soup to feed my family which is larger than most. So, adjust accordingly or you'll be eating this stuff for a week.