cheeseburger soup

Name: Cheeseburger Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/2 pound(s) very lean ground chuck (I use 97% lean); 3/4 cup(s) chopped onions; 1 teaspoon(s) basil; 1 teaspoon(s) dried parsley flakes; 4 tablespoon(s) diet margarine, divided into tablespoons; 3 cup(s) fat free chicken broth; 4 cup(s) diced, peeled potatoes; 1/4 cup(s) flour; 2 cup(s) processed cheese (like Velvetta, but I used Weight Watchers American Cheese); 1 1/2 cup(s) fat free milk; 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt (I used low salt); 1/4 teaspoon(s) pepper (to taste); 3/4 cup(s) fat free sour cream

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Jan Mullikin

Union, KY

Updated on Jan 19, 2010

About two years ago, a student of mine told me while she was pregnant she craved cheeseburgers. She was afraid of gaining too much wait so I found a recipe that would be a little less if made with very lean ground chuck. She loved it! I'm not a big ground chuck lover but this recipe is hard to resist! The soup is so hardy it's a complete meal in itself. (Since I substitute the cheese with the slices, I guess-timate how much it needs by taste! You could use regular Velvetta, but we were watching calories and fat!)

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 35 Min

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yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 pound very lean ground chuck (I use 97% lean)
3/4 cup chopped onions
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
4 tablespoons diet margarine, divided into tablespoons
3 cups fat free chicken broth
4 cups diced, peeled potatoes
1/4 cup flour
2 cups processed cheese (like Velvetta, but I used Weight Watchers American Cheese)
1 1/2 cups fat free milk
3/4 teaspoon salt (I used low salt)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
3/4 cup fat free sour cream

How To Make cheeseburger soup

Step 1

Brown beef completely in a skillet; drain; pat dry and set aside in a bowl.

Step 2

Wipe out that skillet and saute onions, parsley, basil and 1 tbs. of margarine until clear.
Step 3

Add chicken broth, potatoes and beef and bring to a boil. Cover and let it simmer until potatoes are tender.
Step 4

While that's simmering, melt remaining margarine with flour and mix into a paste. Add to the potato mixture and bring to a boil. Mix well.
Step 5

Add cheese, milk, salt & pepper. Heat until cheese melts. Remove from heat; fold in sour cream. This makes a lot of soup! We never have left overs. I serve with ranch flavored fat free croutons on top.
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