Monday Meals: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

You know The Cool Dads Cook Crew love to grill; and we love anything with MEAT. But what do carnivores do when it's raining outside and you can't grill? Or, it's cold outside and you're craving some soup?

We got this.

The Arkansas Test kitchen was asked to cook a pot of soup for a church gathering, and what better soup to make than Bacon Cheeseburger Soup?

Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
1 tbs olive oil
1 small onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1.5 lbs ground beef
6 slices bacon
2 quarts beef broth
1 lb. shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

1. In a stew pot or Dutch oven, heat oil to medium high heat and saute the onion and garlic until soft.
2. Add ground beef, seasoning it as if you were making hamburgers. We recommend Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
3. Fry bacon (for ease, buying and using pre-cooked bacon is acceptable).
4. Once the ground beef is browned, remove beef and drain grease off.
5. Pour beef broth into pot and bring to a boil.
6. Add grated cheese, and bring back to a boil.
7. Once the cheese is melted and the liquid is boiling, add the ground beef and onion mixture, and crumble up the bacon.
8. Allow the mixture to warm through for approximately 10-15 minutes

Note from the Test Kitchen:

This is an excellent recipe to make if you have leftover cheeseburgers from a cookout. We're not real familiar with the idea of leftovers, but they do come in handy from time to time!

This delicious soup is the best of both worlds; we hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Stay Cool,
The Cool Dads Crew