Creamy Cheeseburger Soup

I've been craving lots of different things, that I've never made before lately. It's been fun because it's allowed me to be creative. One day the thought of cheeseburger soup poped into my head, I'd never had cheeseburger soup before not sure I've ever even heard of it but I thought someone must of thought of this before me. Of course people have, I looked at a few recipes & I just wasn't impressed plus all the bases of the soup called for chicken broth & I had none. I'm also amazed at how many soups people want to through carrots in, do you have carrots on your cheeseburger? I don't so there is none in mine :) So anyways I went off to my pantry and there was a box of beefy onion soup mix mmm I thought to myself that's perfect! Then from there on out I just let my creativity flow praying for a good end result & it turned out so so yummy, I hope that you enjoy this as much as my husband and I did! =)

Ingredients
2 packages beefy onion soup mix
5 Tbs flour
4 cups of water
1 cup of heavy cream or half & half
(you could also use milk if you don't have either of these on hand)
2 cups cheddar cheese
2 large potatoes
2 Tbs. butter
Garlic salt, fresh ground pepper, & sea salt to taste
1 lb. Turkey burger or ground beef if you prefer

Add your 2 packages of beefy onion soup mix into a big pot along with your flour, water, and cream or milk whatever you decide to use or just have on hand. Let this come to a slight boil and whisk frequently until it starts to thicken. This is essentially a gravy base yumm right? While your soup is thickening start cooking off your meat. I seasoned my meat with garlic salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. While your meat is cooking and once your soup is thickened add in your cheese, I also did this to taste so you can add a little at a time till your happy 2 cups was perfect for me. Once your meat is nice and browned pour right into your soup base. Then in that same pan you cooked your meat in add in your butter and your potatoes, you want to cut your potatoes into small pieces so they cook quicker. Cook over medium heat until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, season these with sea salt to taste. Once your potatoes are done just throw them into your soup give it a stir and your ready to eat! I like to add a little extra cheddar cheese to the top before serving & enjoy!

Bon appetite!

-Kayla :)