Just when I thought I had run out of ideas for soup I saw some Guy on The Food Network eating Cheeseburger soup. Perfect. I come from a strong stock of burger lovers as well as soup lovers so it was only natural I embrace a burger soup.
This soup has all the traditional toppings a cheeseburger has and some not so traditional. There’s ground meat, spinach for the lettuce, fresh tomatoes, onions and bell peppers surrounded by a cheddar cheese infused broth, extra cheese on top and the optional bacon crumbles.
There’s a surprise too. Elbow macaroni. One cannot live on burgers alone. Potatoes would be good instead. Then you’d have cheeseburger and fries soup. Tee-hee. In theory it doesn’t sound the least bit appealing but in reality nothing could be farther from the truth.
Here’s what happens when a giant cheeseburger collides with a pot of broth.
Cheeseburger in a bowl. It’s a good thing.
A soup full of all the traditional toppings a cheeseburger has along with the not so traditional. There's ground meat, spinach for the lettuce, fresh tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and macaroni surrounded by a cheddar cheese infused broth and bacon crumbles.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large soup pot or sauce pan brown ground beef over medium heat breaking it apart as it cooks. Season well with salt and pepper. Remove to a dish and drain off any grease.
- In the same pan cook the peppers, onion and garlic in a few tablespoons of oil over medium-low heat, seasoning well with salt and pepper, the oregano and thyme. Stir often, cook until tender about 10 minutes.
- Add beef back to the pot along with broth and parsley. Simmer 20 minutes and season as needed.
- Meanwhile cook elbows according to package directions to al dente. Drain and toss with a drizzle of oil to prevent sticking.
- Stir spinach into the pot along with 2/3 of the cheese simmer until spinach is wilted and cheese is completely melted, stirring often.
- To serve add a few spoons of elbows to the bowl first and ladle soup over top, garnish with the remaining cheese and crumbled bacon if desired
Our crazy warm winter just turned cold for a couple of days, so we’re having a soup-weather weekend. This sounds like a good, hearty meal for a cold day. I like the elbow macaroni in it!
lisaiscooking recently posted..Birbal Kee Khitcheree
OMG I can’t wait to try this one!!!
The broth looks so flavorful, I want to have some of this! My favorite soup growing up was hamburger, but this definitely takes this up a few notches with the cheese. I agree, potatoes would be good, but I really like the elbow macs in this…perfect!
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That looks like a bowl of comfort! I love that it has macaroni in it!
Purrs and nosetaps to Moon!
BeadedTail recently posted..Friday Features
now this sounds like the perfect soup to me.
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