Lightened up Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Bacon Cheeseburger soup, with your traditional delicious taste, but lightened up to make it more balanced.
Equipment
- 1 Dutch oven
- 1 Knife
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Cutting board
Ingredients
- 6 bacon strips
- 1 chopped medium onion
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbls minced garlic
- 1 tbls butter
- 1 cup cubed carrot
- 1-2 cups chopped cauliflower
- ½ cup cubed potato
- 1 teaspoon sage
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 tbls parsley
- 2 teaspoon dill
- 6 cups soup broth
- ½ cup cheese sauce
- 1 ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup flour
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Sautee onions and bacon until bacon is crispy, remove from dutch oven.
- Brown the hamburger, remove and drain.
- Add garlic and butter, sauté until aromatic.
- Add cauliflower, carrots, potatoes and herbs to dutch oven and let them sauté for a few minutes.
- Pour broth over vegetables.
- Add in browned hamburger, bacon, onions and cheese, let it come to a simmer.
- At this point, do a taste test and see if you want to add more salt, and add anywhere from 1-3 tsp.
- Mix flour with milk and pour into pot, let that come to a boil and then turn off stove.
- Serve with dinner rolls or bread or any other carby goodness and enjoy!
Notes
- You obviously don't need a dutch oven to make this, if I didn't have one I would just use a pan to do my sautéing, and then transfer it to a soup pot.
- The herbs are all optional, except the dill.
Nutrition
Calories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 14gFat: 23gSodium: 298mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 3g
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