How To Make Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Soup flavors are getting creative with this yummy cheeseburger soup! Enjoy a creamy and hearty soup of beef, bacon, cheese, and veggies in this recipe.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12bacon slices,chopped
- 1lbground beef
- 4tbspunsalted butter
- 1medium sweet onion,chopped
- 1cupcarrots,shredded
- 1cupcelery,diced
- 1¾lbpotatoes,cubed, peeled, about 4 cups
- 4cupschicken broth
- ½tspred pepper flakes
- 1tspdried parsley flakes
- 1tspdried basil
- 1tspdried oregano
- ¾tspsalt
- ½tsppepper
- 1cupwhole milk,or heavy cream
- ½cupsour cream
- 16ozcheddar cheese,shredded
- fresh parsley,for garnish
Instructions
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In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, fry the bacon until crisp.
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Remove the bacon, then set aside, leaving ¼ of the drippings in the pot.
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Add the beef to the pot. Don’t move or break for 3 to 4 minutes, until nice and brown.
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Start crumbling the beef, then cook until browned and no longer pink. Drain and set aside.
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Reduce the heat to medium-low, then add the butter and once melted, add the diced onion.
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Cook for about 5 minutes, until tender.
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Add the rest of the carrots, celery, and potatoes.
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Cook the vegetables for 7 to 10 minutes until tender.
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Add 3 cups of chicken broth, parsley, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper.
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Stir to combine, then add back in the beef. If the soup is too thick, add one more cup of broth.
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Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 10 to 12 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
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Reduce the heat to low, then stir in the sour cream and heavy cream. Taste, then adjust for salt and pepper.
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Turn off the heat, then stir in the cheese until it melts.
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Stir in ¾ of the bacon.
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Serve garnished with the remaining bacon and fresh parsley, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 797.10kcal
- Fat: 59.05g
- Saturated Fat: 27.37g
- Trans Fat: 1.63g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 20.58g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.65g
- Carbohydrates: 30.35g
- Fiber: 3.51g
- Sugar: 8.27g
- Protein: 35.98g
- Cholesterol: 156.19mg
- Sodium: 1133.94mg
- Calcium: 493.45mg
- Potassium: 1055.65mg
- Iron: 3.08mg
- Vitamin A: 397.25µg
- Vitamin C: 29.92mg
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