Hearty Cheeseburger Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 3 cups chicken broth 
• 4 cups diced yellow potatoes (russet potatoes will fall apart)
• ¾ cup chopped celery (more for a heartier soup)
• ¾ cup diced onion 
• ¾ cup grated carrots (more for a heartier soup)
• 1 tsp. basil flakes (1 Tbsp. fresh, chopped basil)
• 1 tsp. parsley flakes (1 Tbsp. fresh, chopped parsley)
• Salt and pepper, to taste (taste before salting because most broths usually have their fair amount of salt already in them)
   
• 4 Tbsp. butter 
• ¼ cup flour 
• 1 ½ cups milk (preferably Vit. D or 2%, the fat helps creates a creamier soup)
• 8 oz. Velveeta 

•  ½ cup sour cream

• 1 cup chopped green onions
• 8 strips of bacon, crumbled

Directions:

1. Brown beef and onion; drain.
2. Add been/onion mixture to stock pot and add broth, vegetables, basil, salt/pepper and parsley. Simmer until vegetables are tender.
3. In another pan, melt butter, add flour and stir. Add milk and cubed cheese. Cook until thick.
4. Mix vegetables and milk; add sour cream. Do not boil.
5. Top with green onions and crumbled bacon.

Serves 8.