Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
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| Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup |
Ingredients
1. 1 pound lean ground beef
2. 8 slices cooked, chopped bacon
3. 3 Tablespoons butter
4. ¼ cup all-purpose flour
5. 2 cups milk ( I use 2%)
6. ½ teaspoon salt
7. ½ teaspoon black pepper
8. 2 cups shredded pepper-jack cheese (or shredded cheddar cheese)
9. Green onion, chopped (for garnish)
10.4 small potatoes, peeled and diced
11.1 small white or yellow onion, chopped
12.1 cup shredded carrots
13.1 teaspoon dried basil
14.1 teaspoon dried parsley
15.3 cups chicken broth
Instructions
1. Place potatoes, onions, carrots, dried basil and parsley in a large crock pot. Pour chicken broth over vegetables. Cover with lid. Cook on low heat 6 to 8 hours OR on high heat 4 to 5 hours or until potatoes are tender.
2. About 45 minutes before serving, cook and crumble ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain any grease. Pour cooked ground beef into crock pot. Add in the cooked, chopped bacon as well.
3. Carefully wipe out hot skillet with a paper towel then add butter. When butter is melted whisk in flour and cook until golden brown and bubbly (about 1 minute.) Whisk in the milk, salt and pepper. Pour mixture into the crock pot and stir to combine everything.
4. Add shredded pepper jack cheese to crock pot. Stir again. Cover with lid and cook another 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Notes
*Cook times may vary depending on if you cook this on low heat or high heat.