Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 5 slices bacon, cooked
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup carrot, chopped
• 3/4 cup celery, chopped
• 4 cups potatoes, diced
• 3 -4 cups chicken broth
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 8 ounces velveeta cheese, diced
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon lawry's seasoned salt (optional)
• cheddar cheese, grated fine

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon and crumble, (save grease).
• 2 brown hamburger in bacon grease, drain.
• 3 melt 2 tbls butter.
• 4 saute' onion, carrots, celery.
• 5 add: diced potatoes, chicken broth, basil and parsley, boil 10 minutes covered.
• 6 in small skillet melt remaining butter and flour making a rue.
• 7 add to soup, (this will thicken the soup) bring to boil stir 2 minutes. reduce heat.
• 8 add: velveeta cheese, milk, salt, pepper. try not to boil while adding velveeta, just heat enough to melt cheese.
• 9 remove from heat and blend in sour cream.
• 10 this is when i add the lawry season salt to taste.
• 11 fill bowls and sprinkle with grated fine cheddar cheese.