How To Make CHEESEBURGER Bacon Soup

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar has fewer calories, while processed cheese is often less expensive.

Cook 6 slices of bacon in a pan until crispy.

Remove bacon and drain fat, leaving drippings in the pan.

Add 1.5 pounds of ground chuck to the pan and brown it.

Drain the fat from the ground chuck.

Melt 5 tablespoons of butter in the pan.

Add 2 cups of finely diced onions, 1 cup of finely diced carrots, and 1 cup of finely diced celery; cook for about 10 minutes until tender.

Add 3 medium diced potatoes to the vegetables.

Add 3 cloves of finely chopped garlic, 0.5 teaspoon of basil, 1 teaspoon of oregano, and 2 teaspoons of parsley; stir to combine.

Add 4.5 tablespoons of flour and cook for a minute.

Add 5 cups of beef stock and return the ground chuck and bacon to the pan.

Add 2 cups of milk and bring to a simmer, cooking until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

If the soup thickens too much, add an additional half cup of water.

Add 2 tablespoons of bacon grease for flavor.

Turn off the heat and stir in 8 ounces of grated medium cheddar cheese until melted.

Serve hot, garnished with chives.

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