Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
By carpenter5
@carpenter5 (6782)
United States
June 9, 2009 8:27pm CST
My daughter has been asking for specific things since she got home from college for the summer. I about croaked when in 88* weather she asked for potato soup this morning!
I got home and started peeling potatoes (Yes, she's a bit spoiled but after I thought about it, I decided it sounded good and what could be easier.) I noticed that Mike had taken out a pound of hamburger meat. Great Now I had to come up with something to do with this meat, as well as the 10 potatoes that I just peeled!
So, here's my concoction that actually turned out pretty good!
One Pound hamburger meat, browned
1 small onion chopped
1 small clove garlic chopped
10 medium potatoes, cut into bite sized pieces.
Add meat, onion, garlic and potatoes to large soup pot. Add enough water to cover all ingredients plus about 2 inches. Salt and Pepper to taste
Cook on Medium heat for 1 hour. Add 1 cup cheddar cheese sauce and 5 pieces of bacon cooked and crumbled. Mix and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
Whalah! Dinner is served.
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6 responses
Maybe another day.@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
11 Jun 09
I thought the same thing, but it was actually pretty good! I'm sure it wouldn't he hard to adjust the cooking times. I do it all the time for soup recipes. Normally if it's a cream soup, I just add a little more water and turn the temp on low to keep it from scorching.
I used the canned cheddar cheese sauce from Sams Club. If you've got one of those around.
@kawalnarang (1095)
• Trinidad And Tobago
10 Jun 09
I am there,, as the soup appears to be perfect,,,,,,,Why not?
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
10 Jun 09
Well it was pretty good! Thanks for your kind words on all my discussions. It certainly helps to be able to log on and see that my friends have answered my posts.
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
10 Jun 09
I sometimes wish I could get by with that! I know that someday it's going to be just Mike and I here in the house and we're going to go out and grab dinner because it will be easier than cooking and cleaning for just us. (I'm looking at my parents and in laws because this is what they do) and I'm going to wish that the kids were still at home and I had the chance to cook for them again.
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@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
10 Jun 09
I know! I just groaned when she said that's what she wanted because about the only time I do soup in the summertime is chicken and it's in the crockpot. I usually reserve soups and stews and chilis for winter and cold, rainy weather.
Sorry you can't have potato soup. That just stinks! LOL I will have to eat some for you. I think there was a little bit left at dinner.
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@ElicBxn (63595)
• United States
10 Jun 09
yeah, and the thing I like about potato soup - the way I cook it, is that its vegan
with all my allergies, I like to eat a meat free dish at least once a week, actually, I pretty much have to eat one because of the rotation and allergies
and the bacon - well, I tell folks, the last 3 times I ate bacon, I went home sick twice and wish I had the 3rd time... bacon is not on my diet at the best of times
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@momiecat (997)
• United States
10 Jun 09
I don't mean to be rude and please don't take this wrong but could your daughter be pregnant? I get all kinds of cravings but I have passed the time when I could get pregnant, so I know it does happen without being pregnant but the funny thought popped into my mind when you implied that her request was so odd, wanting soup in hot weather. Sounds like you have a great imagination for cooking. If I was not a vegetarian, your recipe would sound very good to me.
@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
10 Jun 09
No, she's just spent the last year living out of my house and away from my cooking!
She spent 2 months last summer in Mexico on the mission field, then was home for less than 2 weeks before she moved to college and lived in the dorm for a year. The cafeteria is not Mama's cooking! She keeps asking for the things that she didn't get at school. She would come home occasionally on the weekend, and would always ask for specific things.
She is also one that will eat potato soup year round if I'll make it.
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
10 Jun 09
Oh, this reminds me of when I was pregnant with my second child. I made a new potato soup recipe (my sis-in-laws mom's). It was so good I could not stop eating it. I would get a spoonful to "taste" while it was simmering. I just couldn't get enough of that soup. I think of that everytime I make that recipe.
@thepohms09 (111)
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11 Jun 09
Are you watching Heston Blumenthal? lol
intersting idea. i am tempted to try it.
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@carpenter5 (6782)
• United States
11 Jun 09
no, not sure who that is. Hope you will try it. It was very good soup.
If you have a Sams Club near you, their Cheddar Cheese sauce that comes in the big can is what I used to make the soup stock. I love their cheese sauce because it's something that you can use a little of, put the lid on, and put it into the refridgerator. I make mac and cheese, casseroles and all kinds of stuff with it.
