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Cheeseburger Soup

Cheeseburger Soup is loaded with all our favorite burger fixings and flavors in a bowl! It's a hearty, creamy, comforting soup that my whole family loves on cool nights!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 703kcal
Author: Amy Nash

Ingredients

Soup

  • 1 lb. ground beef or ground chuck
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • cup butter
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 celery stalks finely chopped
  • 2 carrots finely chopped or grated
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 large russet potatoes peeled and diced (about 4 cups)
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 1 ½ cups whole milk or half-and-half
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup sour cream

Garnish

  • 3 sesame seed hamburger buns
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • Diced dill pickles
  • Diced tomato
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped chives or green onions
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Slice the hamburger buns into small bite-size cubes then arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt, to taste, then toss to coat evenly. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden and crisp, then set aside.
  • In a large dutch oven, cook the bacon until crispy, then remove the bacon using a slotted spoon and drain the bacon fat. Set the bacon aside.
  • In the same pot, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go until the meat is cooked and no longer pink. Transfer to a separate bowl and set aside. Drain any excess grease.
  • Melt the butter in the same pot over medium-high heat, then add the onion, celery, and carrots, cooking and stirring for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
  • Sprinkle the flour over the softened vegetables and stir it in, cooking for 1 minute. Add dried basil, parsley, and red pepper flakes.
  • Gradually whisk in the broth and milk, stirring to make sure there are no clumps of flour. Add the Worcestershire sauce, potatoes, and browned ground beef to the broth. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Once the soup comes to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes, just until the potatoes have softened and are tender.
  • Sprinkle the cheese over the soup, stirring until it melts and combines with the broth, then remove from the heat and stir in the sour cream.
  • Serve the soup in individual bowls, topped with the cooked bacon, hamburger bun croutons, chopped tomatoes, pickles, green onions, and additional cheese.

Notes

  • You can use frozen cubed hash brown potatoes instead of peeling and chopping potatoes to save on time.
  • You could go crazy and use even more of your favorite burger toppings to customize this bacon cheeseburger soup even further. Caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms, a drizzle of BBQ sauce, and sliced avocados are some of our other favorite burger toppings that would taste delicious in this soup!
Adapted from Taste of Home.

Nutrition

Calories: 703kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 1255mg | Potassium: 703mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3521IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 536mg | Iron: 3mg