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CHEESEBURGER SOUP




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CHEESEBURGER SOUP

3/4 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup shredded carrots
3/4 cup chopped celery
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried parsley
6 cups chicken broth
2 lbs. potatoes, peeled and diced
3 Tblsp. butter or margarine
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 lb. Velveeta cheese, cubed
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Cook ground beef in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat about 3 minutes, stirring until meat crumbles. Add onion, carrots, celery, basil, and parsley and sauté 4 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Drain well. Return beef mixture to Dutch oven
Stir in chicken broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 to 12 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Melt 3 Tblsp. butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Gradually stir in flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until flour is lightly browned. Whisk flour mixture into simmering beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 6 minutes or until thickened.
Whisk in cheese, salt, and pepper just until cheese melts. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Serve with a good crusty bread. Yield: 10 cups.

Adapted from a recipe in the December, 2004 issue of Southern Living magazine.

My note: The original recipe also called for 1-1/2 cups of milk to be added with the cheese. I omitted it (purely by accident!) and it was GREAT. So why add the extra fat if you don't need it?