Crockpot Cheeseburger Soup with Bacon
Thick and cheesy crockpot cheeseburger soup with bacon, ground beef, gold potatoes, carrots, celery, and two kinds of cheddar.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 453kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 12 slices bacon cooked crispy and chopped
- 1 white onion chopped
- 1 cup carrots chopped
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 ½ teaspoon basil
- 1 ½ teaspoon parsley
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups gold potatoes peeled and cubed
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup cornstarch
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet on the stovetop over high heat. Add in the chopped onion and brown and crumble the beef.
- Drain any excess grease. Add the onion and beef to a 6-quart crockpot.
- Cook the bacon on medium-high heat until crispy and set aside to crumble when cool.
- Chop the onion, celery, and carrots peel and dice 4 gold potatoes,
- Transfer the chopped vegetables to the crockpot as well as half of the crumbled bacon.
- Sprinkle the dried basil, dried parsley, salt, and pepper onto the ingredients in the crockpot.
- Pour in 4 cups of the chicken broth.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 4 to 5 hours, or until the potatoes can be cut through with a fork.
- With one hour remaining, combine the milk and cornstarch together to create a slurry and stir it into the slow cooker.
- Stir in the shredded cheese, cover, and COOK for 1 hour.
- Serve with scallions, sour cream, extra cheese, dill pickles, and crumbled bacon.
Notes
- Gold potatoes hold their shape for six hours. Russets break down and thicken the soup. Either works.
- Add cheese in the last hour. Cheese cooked too long separates and turns grainy.
- Cornstarch slurry, not dry. Whisk cornstarch with milk first or it clumps.
- Use Velveeta instead of cheddar for a creamier soup.
- Store toppings separately. Bacon goes soft in the soup overnight.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 1211mg | Potassium: 960mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3216IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 377mg | Iron: 3mg
