marlenewetch's Recipe

cheese burger soup

Category: Recipes

Ingredients
1 pound hamburger meat
1 medium onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste
Dried parsley to taste
1 can chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 cups diced potatoes
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup milk
2 velveta cheese
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Johny's Seasoning to taste
1/4 cup of chopped green onion
1 tomato
1 cup bacon bits

Preparation
1. Brown the hamburger on medium to medium-high heat.

2. Drain the ground beef, but retain a bit of the fat to saute the vegetables.

3. Add onion and carrot to the soup pot. Add salt, saute on medium low heat until onions are soft.

4. Add parsley and pepper and Worcestershire sauce and cook for a minute or two more, and add the broth and potatoes.

5. Return the beef to the soup pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer while you make the cheese sauce.

6. While the soup is simmering, melt the butter in a medium sized sauce pan.

7. Add the flour to the butter a small amount at a time, being sure to stir it in completely before adding more.

8. After all the flour has been added, cook the mixture for a minute or two. This will remove the raw flour taste.

9. Remove the flour/butter mixture from the heat. Add milk and cream of chicken soup a bit at a time, making sure to stir completely to remove lumps.

10. Once the milk and soup is added and the mixture is smooth, return it to the heat. Once it is hot, you can start adding the cheese a bit at a time, making sure it gets melted in before adding more.

11. Add a cup or so of the broth the cheese sauce to help thin it, and to raise the temperature.

12. Add the cheese sauce to the soup.

13. Add bacon

14. allow to simmer for an hour, then garnish with tomato and green onion