Cheeseburger Soup

Cheeseburger Soup

• 1 pound super lean ground beef
• 16 oz chicken stock
• 1 pints half and half
• ½  block of Velveeta cubed
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 med tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cups Iceberg
• lettuce, chopped
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup flour mixed with 3/4 cup water

Preparation

•  In a Dutch oven, melt butter and sweat onion until translucent, remove.

•  Add ground beef, season with salt & pepper and cook until browned and a bit crispy, drain. Remove from pan.

•  Add your chicken stock, & flour slurry, bring to boil scrapping bits off the bottom.

•  Add half & half and Velveeta. Cook until all the cheese is melted, not boiling. Add in onion & hamburger.

•  Season to taste and lower heat. Cover and cook for about an 1 hour. Add the tomatoes and lettuce, stir and serve.  Top with chopped dill pickles.