Cheeseburger Soup
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- ¾ C chopped onion
- ¾ C shredded carrots
- ¾ C diced celery
- 1 t dried basil
- 1 t dried parsley
- 4 T butter, divided
- 3 C chicken broth
- 4 C diced, peeled potatoes
- ¼ C flour
- 2 C cubed cheese
- 1 ½ C milk
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Brown beef.
- Sauté onion, carrots, celery, basil, and parsley in 1 T butter until tender
- Add beef.
- Add chicken broth and potatoes,
- Boil and simmer 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- Sauté flour in rest of butter in a separate pan
- Add milk to flour and butter slowly and cook, stirring, until thick.
- Add cheese and cook until melted.
- Add to the soup.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.