Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup Food

WEIGHT WATCHERS SLOW-COOKER CHEESEBURGER SOUP

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat for about 30 seconds.
• Add garlic, onion and celery to skillet; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Coat a 3-quart or larger slow cooker with cooking spray; spoon in vegetables.
• Place same skillet over medium-high heat and brown beef, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon as it cooks, about 5 to 6 minutes; pour off any liquid and add meat to slow cooker.
• In a small cup, combine flour and 1/2 cup of broth; stir until lump-free.
• Pour flour mixture into same skillet; add remaining 2 1/2 cups of broth.
• Bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits in bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon, and then pour into slow cooker; stir in evaporated milk, cheese, paprika, salt and pepper.
• Cover slow cooker and cook on low setting for 2 hours.
• Serve soup topped with crumbled chips.
• Yields about 3/4 cup of soup and 3 tablespoons of chips per serving.
• Note: If the soup cooks too long, the cheese could separate.
• If that happens, combine 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup of soup in a cup; stir to a paste.
• Stir flour mixture back into soup in slow cooker; cover and cook on low setting for 10 to 15 minutes (does not affect POINTS values).

SLOW COOKER CHEESEBURGER SOUP FROM TASTE OF HOME

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat; remove cooked beef from pan, drain, and add to slow cooker.
• Add onion, carrots, celery, basil, parsley flakes, broth, and potatoes into the slow cooker. Press garlic into crock.
• Cook soup on low for 6-8 hours or on low for 3-4 hours, or until potatoes and veggies are tender.
• About an hour before you intend to serve the cheeseburger soup, make a roux in a small skillet by melting 3 tablespoons butter. Add flour; cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until bubbly. Add salt, pepper, milk, and cream cheese and mix well.
• Add roux to soup. Add roux and cheese to the soup. Turn slow cooker to high and cook for an additional 30 minutes, stirring a few times until the cheese melts.
• Serve with optional toppings immediately.

CROCK POT CHEESEBURGER SOUP

Steps:

• Dump some lean ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat with a dab of butter or cooking oil.
• Crumble the ground beef well as it cooks.
• Spray the inside of the crock pot well with cooking spray.
• Once the ground beef is fully cooked, use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked beef to the crock pot.
• Add the diced onions to the crock pot.
• Add the frozen diced hash brown potatoes to the crock pot.
• Dump the cream of mushroom soup and cheddar cheese soup into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the chicken broth to the mixing bowl.
• Add the garlic powder, onion powder and pepper to the bowl.
• Whisk all of the ingredients together well.
• Pour the mixture over the ingredients in the crock pot.
• Place the lid on the crock pot and set it to cook on HIGH.
• After 3.5 - 4 hours of cooking time remove the lid from the pot and stir the contents well.
• Add the heavy cream and shredded cheese to the pot and stir well.
• Return the lid to the pot and leave the soup to continue cooking on HIGH for 30 - 45 minutes.
• Add the chopped green onions to the pot and stir well.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with chopped green onions and shredded cheese if desired.
• Serve and enjoy!

CHEESEBURGER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, brown ground beef and onion.
• Add broth, celery, carrots, parsley and potatoes.
• Bring to a boil, and then simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10-12 minutes.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter and stir in flour.
• Add the milk, stirring until smooth.
• Gradually add milk mixture to the soup, stirring constantly.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer.
• Stir in cheese; continue to stir until cheese is melted then serve.
• Do not boil.

BIG BATCH CHEESEBURGER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain. Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Add potatoes, broth, milk, carrots, celery and seasonings. Cook, covered, on low until vegetables are tender, 7-9 hours., Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in sour cream. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.