Creamy Potato & Hamburger Soup

He seriously thinks he doesn’t like hamburger in soups. Every time I talk about putting ground beef in a soup, he tells me he doesn’t like it. And then every single time I make a soup with ground beef in it, he loves it.

Seriously. The guy has this mental block about it. Hamburger soup is awesome, right?

I swear that most of my soup concoctions are because I have a stuff in my freezer, fridge and pantry that I have to use up. I was desperately trying to use up potatoes before we went to the States for Christmas, I had some ground beef in my freezer and always those frozen veggies.

This is similar to my Crockpot Macaroni Cheeseburger Soup which is pretty much one of my favourite soups of all time. This one isn’t as rich – athough if you want to add more Velveeta cheese, feel free to do so! – and you can cut it with a dollop of sour cream on top if you wish. Again, remember that Mike doesn’t like rich soups, so if he enjoyed this one it should be good for everyone. I love a thick, rich soup. Him? He pretends that he doesn’t like ground beef in soup, remember?

Poor Mr Magpie. Good thing we love him so much!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 medium white onion peeled and diced
• 1 large garlic clove minced
• 6 cups of chicken broth
• 6 cups of peeled & diced Russet potatoes
• 2 cups of your favourite frozen vegetable mix
• 3 tsp dried basil
• 2 tsp dried parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 8 ounces Velveeta cheese cubed

Instructions

1. In a large skillet ,fry the ground beef and onions until the onions are soft and the ground beef browned. Drain the grease.
2. Fry the garlic until browned and fragrant. Add the beef mixture to the crockpot or stockpot on the stove.
3. Add in the potatoes, broth, vegetables, basil and parsley.
4. ......................................

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