what's for dinner: cheeseburger soup

A few weeks ago, I made cheeseburger soup and it was pretty darn good, if I do say so. This was my mom's recipe, although it looks suspiciously like something Taste of Home posted.  Maybe mom ripped them off?  Or vice versa?

Either way, here's the really professional-looking photo I took:

And here's the recipe:

Cheeseburger Soup

From my mom and/or Taste of Home, altered a bit

1/2 lb. ground beef

3/4 C. chopped onion

4 Tbsp. butter

3 C. chicken broth

4 C. diced, peeled potatoes

1/4 C. flour

2 C. Velveeta

1 1/2 C. milk

3/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/4 C. sour cream

Directions:

Brown beef and drain.  Saute onions in 1 Tbsp. butter.  Add broth, beef, onion mixture, and potatoes to pot and bring to a boil.  Simmer 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

In a saucepan, melt remainder of butter.  Add flour; cook and stir for 3-5 minutes.  Reduce heat to low.  Add cheese, milk, salt, and pepper.  Cook until cheese melts.

Remove heat and add sour cream.  Then add everything to the beef and mixture mix.

Molly's notes:

For starters, this recipe also calls for carrots and celery.  I hate celery and thought it'd be weird to have carrots floating around in there, so I omitted both of those.

I'm pretty sure I probably used a whole pound of ground beef.  And I didn't use 2 cups of Velveeta.  Actually, come to think of it, this one calls for American cheese.  But Velveeta is better.  I didn't measure out 2 cups either.  I figured I couldn't go wrong with more Velveeta.  Also, I think I ended up using 4 potatoes, not 4 cups of potatoes.  I also can't remember if I added in the sour cream at the end.

Next time, I'll take better notes while I'm making the soup.  Just play around with it until you figure out what suits your taste buds best.  Enjoy!

Oh and one last thing...  It kind of bugs my mom when she gives a recipe away and then someone takes it to an event where they can count on her being there.  So if you know my mom and are headed to the same pitch-in meal as she is -- highly unlikely, I know -- just don't bring this soup.