Soups American

Cheeseburger

Everyone loves a good cheeseburger. Now you can enjoy it in a bowl — savory beef with a rich, creamy cheese base, bacon, and onions, perfect for dipping your fries in.

Cheeseburger
Prep
10 min
Cook
45 min
Total
55 min
Servings
6 bowls
(2 if company's coming and you're only pretending to like them)
Difficulty
easy
Nut-Free High-Protein
Diet
Nut-Free, Low-Carb, High-Protein
Away Mission
110 min walk
(or 12 minutes arguing with a Klingon about honour)
#comfort-food #cookbook-original #kid-friendly

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces maple smoked bacon
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 celery stalk, finely diced
  • 2 carrots, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 lb extra lean ground beef
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp crushed black peppercorn
  • 1/2 tbsp dry yellow mustard
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes, drained
  • 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 cups smoked cheddar cheese, shredded (reserve 1/4 cup for garnish)
  • 1 cup heavy cream or half and half
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 to 3 slices butter pickles

Steps

  1. In a large pot over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy. Transfer to a paper-towel lined plate. Add onion, celery, and carrot to the pot and cook until soft, about 5 minutes, then add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add ground beef and cook, breaking up the meat, until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Drain fat. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Stir in mustard, broth, and diced tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and cook about 10 minutes. Lower heat and stir in cheese, cream, and flour. Cook until the cheese has melted and the soup is thickened, about 15 minutes.
  3. Serve topped with crumbled bacon, cheese, pickles, and/or sesame seeds.

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Notes

From Sarah's original "Dinner by the Minute" cookbook, Soups/Stews/Chowders & Bisques volume. Serve with crumbled bacon, cheese, pickles, and/or sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 bowl
Calories 500
Burning this off: one beer-league hockey game, including the fighting.
% Daily Value*
Fat 37.0 g 49%
Saturated + Trans 20 g 100%**
Cholesterol 140 mg
Sodium 1390 mg 60%
Carbohydrate 12.0 g
Fibre 2.0 g 7%
Sugars 4.5 g 5%
Protein 30.0 g
Potassium 680 mg 14%
Calcium 340 mg 26%
Iron 2.6 mg 14%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot. Sodium levels calculated in a country with universal healthcare — and it's free, so don't worry about it too much.
**This dish means well. Some numbers above are having a bit of a moment. Delicious? Absolutely. A daily habit? Let's not. Eat it, enjoy it, then maybe take the stairs.

Substitutions

Substitute vegetable or beef broth for a different flavour profile, and swap the flour for a gluten-free alternative if needed.