Cheeseburger Potato Soup

Yum

On a cold day this really works well and isn't hard at all to put together, and the taste is great (even to kids).

"Cheeseburger Potato Soup..."

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pound ground round
• 1 chopped medium-sized Vidalia onion
• 2 shredded medium-sized carrots
• 3 stalks diced celery
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 4 peeled and diced medium-sized Idaho or Russet potatoes
• 2 cloves garlic peeled, then smashed and smooshed
• 5 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 2 cups of Kraft shredded Triple Cheddar Cheese or your choice of a smoothly melting and fully mixing real cheddar.
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• salt to taste
• fresh ground pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup sour cream

5 Quart Dutch Oven or at least a large pot with cover

10 inch or large fry pan with cover

Pour Chicken Stock/broth and water in Dutch Oven.  Add Shredded carrots, diced celery, diced potatoes, Basil, Parsley.  Bring to a boil then back the heat down to a simmer for 20 mins.  Then check potatoes for doneness. When potatoes are done set heat to low.

Brown and cook the burger.  Drain, then add the burger to the Dutch Oven.

Discard the hot grease, put 3 tablespoons of butter in pan, add and saute` chopped onions.  When done put the onions in the Dutch Oven.

Put remaining butter in pan, add flour and whisk til cooked smooth.  Add all the milk slowly still continuing to whisk.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Add 2 cups of soup broth from the Dutch Oven.  Whisk til all is smooth.  Add in the sour cream. Whisk it smooth.  Add in the cheese, whisk smooth as it melts. Pour the sauce into the Dutch oven stir til all is mixed.  

Serve with hot and crusty garlic bread.  Add a little fresh ground Parmesan as a soup garnish.

Enjoy.

Chris

Author's Note

Try it.

Reviews

[p]

I feel like you may have been just a bit too heavy on the narrative. There are far too many characters to keep track of and simply not enough text to establish them in. Not to say that all the characters didn't intermingle well, I especially enjoyed the relationship between stick of butter and parsley as I felt they had a very good character dynamic going. I also greatly enjoyed the interpersonal drama of sour cream and chicken broth as I felt they played off of one another very well.

I kind of wish writerscafe had a listing for recipes and essays :)

[Chris]

Well said and appreciated.

[Delmar Cooper]

Popcorn Stuffed Turkey

Pat dry and grease the bird inside and out, by hand, with butter.
Stuff with about 2 cups of raw popcorn.
Bake at 375 degrees until a meat thermometer inserted in thigh reads 160 degrees, or
Until popcorn blows the a*s off the turkey.

[Chris]

laughing, ok that one got me - but the initial thought I had was - "Sounds interesting..."

[Delmar Cooper]

The women and men, but mostly the women, of the telephone company union published and sold a cook book, "The Telephone Pioneers Cookbook." Big thing, a longer variation of that recipie was in the book.

[Chris]

Neat... I cook - am NOT a chef - from scratch. When whatever it was works out surprisingly well I don't mind sharing. When it doesn't I eat silently. Life as we live it ...chuckling here

[The Vintage Nail]

I thought perhaps somehow this would be a story of cheeseburger potatoe soup, lol. I was curious to know how one would write such a story. I guess now I will never know.
I will try the recipe.

[Holly Mason]

well now...only if it is soup for two*)
better yet send us all a batch...
pleasant friendship ...
p.s. i will bring the bread
thank you for the word smile...fine sir

[lee von cleef]

I still like The Kimmer Clam Chowder better.

[A. Amos]

Chris you have surprised me, I came for a story and now I know how to make Soup. Brilliant and I love cooking. I can simply understand you as all you want is to guide, give and share your wonderful knowledge of all your masterpieces. Thank you once again

[Chris]

Eating is a bad habit to break - intentionally or otherwise.

[A. Amos]

Well the world has become very limited as most of the good stuff is bad habit, well said

[emmajoy]

A man after my own heart .. SOUP is the best, most perfect Winter food!!! Guess i can use alternatives re. potato and onion types - the basic recipe reads mouthwateringly wonderful. Thank you, love new recipes!

[Frieda P]

Sounds comforting, I love to make soup...not sure if I like my cheeseburgers this way, usually a bun and crispy fries will do me just fine...perhaps will give it a try, today is the perfect day actually with this storm...alas, the power went out and there'll be no cooking.

[J. J. Nightingale]

mmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM GOOD !..

I MAKE SOUP ABOUT 2 TIMES A WEEK .. DOES WARM DOWN DEEP ! .

JAZZ :)........X

[F.Gentil]

OMG I can't wait to try this, I just had some cheesburger soup, (Chunky) it was ok, wasn't what I expected it to be at all! I am going to try this message me if you would like my own cajun penne pasta recipe! Judging by your ingredients I do believe you would enjoyyyy greatly!