Cheeseburger Soup

I had a craving for some Cheeseburger soup, so I went to All Recipes and found this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cheeseburger-soup-i/?scale=8&ismetric=0. It's absolutely fantastic! It's hearty, creamy, and fills the belly on this cold winter night! The only 2 changes I made to it (besides doubling it) was add a can of Campbell's Cheddar Cheese soup, and cooked it all day in a crock pot. Total hit!

Ingredients (My version)

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 3 teaspoons dried basil
• 3 teaspoons dried parsley
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 3 (14.5 oz.) cans chicken broth
• 6 potatoes, peeled & cubed
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups cubed Cheddar cheese
• 3 cups 2% milk
• 1 (10.75 oz.) can Campbell's cheddar cheese soup
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions (My Version)

1. In large skillet, cook & drain beef.
2. Add 2 tablespoons butter, onion, carrots, celery & cook until onion is translucent (about 5 minutes).
3. Prepare Crock Pot by adding 1 of the cans of chicken broth. Then add the cubed potatoes.
4. Back to the skillet, stir in basil and parsley. Add 2 remaining cans of chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat & simmer.
5. In a medium saucepan, melt remainder of butter and stir in flour. Add the milk, stirring until smooth.
6. Gradually add milk mixture to the soup, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Stir in cheese.
7. When cheese is melted, add entire contents of skillet to crock pot (that already has the potatoes).
8. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
9. Add sour cream about 30 minutes before you want to serve.
10. Enjoy!

Pictures

I didn't take my usual array of pictures while making this. Here are the resulting pictures once it was served and about to get in my belly.


Bowl.


Close-up.