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cheese burger soup crock pot
Victoria Haneveer

Cheese Burger Soup Crock Pot

This is such a delicious and rich soup. Potatoes pair up with beef, bacon and of course lashings of cheese!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
 

  • 4 peeled, chopped small russet potatoes
  • 1 chopped small yellow onion
  • 1 cup (90g) shredded carrots
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 3 cups (750ml) chicken broth
  • 1 pound (450g) ground beef (beef mince)
  • 8 chopped, cooked bacon slices
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup (35g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 generous handfuls shredded cheddar or pepper jack cheese
  • 1 chopped green onion (spring onion), for garnish

Method
 

  1. Put the potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley and basil in a crockpot and pour over the chicken broth.
  2. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 7 hours, or until the potatoes are done.
  3. Cook and crumble the beef in a skillet and discard the grease.
  4. Add this to the crockpot along with the bacon and cook for another hour.
  5. Add the butter to the skillet and then whisk in the flour and cook for a minute or until golden and bubbling.
  6. Whisk in the milk and season to taste.
  7. Add this to the crockpot along with the cheese.
  8. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.