Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup

A ladle scooping up some cheese burger soup.

Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup encompasses everything you love about a cheeseburger- creamy cheesy goodness, ground beef, and bacon with some veggies all crafted together in the Crockpot.

Course Entrees, Slow Cooker, Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword cheeseburger, Slow Cooker, soup

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 6

Servings servings

Calories 585kcal

Author Wendie Williams

Equipment

6 qt slow cooker

Ingredients

6 slices bacon
1 pound ground beef
1 cup onion diced
1 cup carrots minced
1 cup celery diced
1 teaspoon dried basil
3 cloves garlic minced
4 cups russet potatoes diced
3 cups chicken stock low sodium
3 tablespoons butter
¼ cup all purpose flour
1 ½ cups milk
2 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
12 ounces velvetta cheese cut into cubes
Fresh parsley, diced onion optional for garnish

Instructions

Heat a large skillet on medium high heat and add the chopped bacon, cook until crispy and remove to a paper towel to drain.
In the same large skillet on medium high heat add the ground beef and brown, drain and add the beef to the slow cooker.
Add the onions, carrots, celery, basil, and garlic, potatoes, chicken stock to the slow cooker.
Cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
1 hour before the soup is done make the roux heat a small saucepan on medium heat and add the butter once melted whisk in the flour and cook 30 seconds. Whisk in the milk, cream cheese salt and pepper, let simmer until thickened.
Add the roux to the slow cooker along with the cubed velvetta cheese, stir and let melt.
Serve and top with crispy bacon, diced onions, and parsley.

Notes

You can use ground turkey instead of ground beef if you prefer.

Other garnishes that would go well with this delicious soup recipe are sour cream, dill pickles, diced green onions, or sharp cheddar cheese.

When chopping potatoes and other veggies, make them a consistent size and not too large of chunks so they all cook uniformly.

Stove top directions see above in Faq's

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