Western Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
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Western Bacon Cheeseburger Soup – A hearty western twist on the newly famous and well loved hamburger soup! Ready in just 30 minutes!
You can’t go wrong with a hamburger. I mean unless someone tried really really hard to mess it up, if you order a hamburger you’re probably gonna get a good one. And I can’t say that I’ve ever ordered a hamburger and regretted it. Hamburgers are just… wonderful.
Some days I’m in the mood for a good old classic, simple hamburger. One of the really cheap ones. My brother and I call those “garbage burgers”. Every now and then we’ll text each other a message saying something like “omg found a new fav garbage burger. you gotta try it!” They don’t taste like garbage, they’re dang delicious, they’re just simple and super cheap. Seedless bun, wimpy hamburger patty, ketchup, mustard, and maybe pickles. I. Love. Those.
Sometimes though, I have to have a big. juicy. fully-loaded. cheeseburger. And one of my favorite variations is a western bacon cheeseburger. Fresh onions, barbecue sauce, onion rings, and bacon, all on a big hamburger. Ahhhhhh that always hits the spot! I’ve seen hamburger soup and cheeseburger soup floating all over the web lately. So I’ve taken that brilliant concept and made it even better. Western Bacon Cheeseburger Soup. What’s not to love here?? Nothing!
What people are saying about this Wester Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
“Made this recipe last night for super bowl. Hubby LOVED IT! It truly is wonderful. I did notice though when I was putting it all together that you didn’t state when to stir the meat into the cheese/potato mixture. I think it’s pretty obvious, but just wanted to let you know.” – Cindy
“This soup was DANG good… for the first two bites. I used Sweet Baby Ray’s and it was way too much BBQ flavor. I think next time I will cook the meat by itself to retain the beef burger texture, and only use the 3 TBS barbecue sauce at the end. Otherwise, DELICIOUS!” – Annie
Western Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 large russet potato, peeled and cubed
- 1 pound ground beef
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ¾ cup BBQ sauce, divided
- about 6 sliced of bacon, cooked until crispy and crumbled
- 16 ounces velveeta cheese
- ½ teaspoon celery salt
- ½ cup white onion, diced
- 8 8 onion rings, cooked (click [url:1]HERE[/url] for my favorite homemade oven baked onion rings)
Instructions
- Add chicken broth to a large soup pot. Add cubed potatoes and allow to simmer about 15 minutes or until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork.
- While potatoes are simmering, add ground beef (seasoned with salt and pepper to taste) and 1/2 cup barbecue sauce to a large bowl. Mash sauce and meet together. Transfer to a large pan or nonstick skillet sprayed heavily with cooking spray and cook, stirring throughout, until meet is browned and no longer pink. Drain liquid from pan and set meat aside.
- When potatoes are tender, add velveeta cheese and stir until cheese is melted. Stir in bacon (reserve some for topping), celery salt, onion, and remaining 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce.
- Allow to simmer 5-10 minutes longer to allow flavors to marry well. Lastly, pour soup into serving bowls and top with onion rings and extra crumbled bacon. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This soup was DANG good… for the first two bites. I used Sweet Baby Ray’s and it was way too much BBQ flavor. I think next time I will cook the meat by itself to retain the beef burger texture, and only use the 3 TBS barbecue sauce at the end. Otherwise, DELICIOUS!
Amazing dish, Chief! Cloudy, dreary day here and didn’t feel up for the crockpot gig. This was an amazing quick fix for my wife and son today. Thank you!
Isn’t this soup great?? So easy and perfect for dreary weather. I’m glad your family enjoyed this Charlee! 🙂
Yum! This looks absolutely amazing. My boyfriend will absolutely love this, I need to make this for him ASAP! Awesome idea. 🙂
Made this recipe last night for super bowl. Hubby LOVED IT! It truly is wonderful. I did notice though when I was putting it all together that you didn’t state when to stir the meat into the cheese/potato mixture. I think it’s pretty obvious, but just wanted to let you know.
Keep up the awesome blog….love reading it every day!
Can you use cheddar or other cheese instead of Velveeta?
Yes, I would use shredded sharp cheddar cheese, probably 2-3 cups or to taste! 🙂
How did you come up with this? Did you have a burger next to your blender on the counter and just put two and two together? I am amazed. There is no way this is anything less than delicious. Well done!
Oh Chris, you just made my day!!! Hahaha, yeah something like that… I’m a bit obsessed with soup so I’ll turn just about anything into a soup if possible. My next idea? Pizza. But shhhhh!!! Don’t tell anyone!!! 😉
This looks to die for! My fiance will thank you for this when I whip it up for him. He could live off BBQ and hamburgers!