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    Easy Cheeseburger Soup Recipe

    September 22, 2021 | Updated March 19, 2025 | Heather

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    Top view of easy cheeseburger soup in bowl and ladleful of soup from dutch oven.

    This Easy Cheeseburger Soup Recipe is filled with ground beef, shredded carrots, and classic American Cheese. All the flavors of a juicy cheeseburger in this scrumptious soup recipe!

    Top view of cheeseburger soup in white round bowl in front of pot of soup.

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    Why We Love This Cheeseburger Soup

    • All the flavor of a cheeseburger in a cozy soup. This soup combines all the savory flavors for a comforting, burger-inspired meal.
    • Creamy, hearty, and satisfying. It's a filling dish that will make you feel cozy and full.
    • Quick and easy to make. With simple ingredients and easy steps, you can have a delicious homemade soup in no time!
    • Great for meal prepping. Make a big batch and enjoy it throughout the week, this soup reheats beautifully.
    • Family-friendly and crowd-pleasing. If your family loves cheeseburgers, they’ll love this soup—it’s a fun twist on a classic favorite!

    Ingredients for Easy Cheeseburger Soup Recipe

    • Ground Beef
    • Onion
    • Celery
    • Carrot
    • Salted Butter
    • Unbleached All Purpose Flour
    • Chicken Broth
    • Salt
    • Black Pepper
    • Dried Parsley
    • Whole Milk
    • Sliced American Cheese

    Substitution Suggestions:

    • Ground Beef: Ground turkey is a good and delicious substitute for the beef.
    • Salted Butter: Unsalted butter can be used, add an extra ¼ teaspoon salt to the seasoning.
    • Unbleached All Purpose Flour: Whole wheat flour and white whole wheat flour can be substituted.
    • Chicken Broth: Beef broth, vegetable broth, beef or chicken bouillon mixed with water, or just water can be substituted.
    • Whole Milk: I prefer to use whole milk, but any unsweetened milk can be used along with half and half or for an even richer soup you can use heavy whipping cream.
    • Sliced American Cheese: I like how the sliced cheese melts fast and easy. Chunks of American cheese, aka Velveeta, can be used. If you prefer a different cheese, shredded cheddar or co-jack is delicious too. Shred your own cheese, it will help melt easier and create a creamy soup.
    Ladleful of easy cheeseburger soup being scooped out of large dutch oven.

    How to Make Easy Cheeseburger Soup

    1. In a large dutch oven or soup pot, brown the ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain and discard any grease.
    2. To the cooked beef, add the diced onions, celery and salted butter. Cook over medium heat until the onions are translucent and soft.
    3. Now, add the shredded carrot and stir it in well.
    4. Next, mix in the flour and let it cook for a minute.
    Easy cheeseburger soup ingredients.
    Ground beef cooked with onions, celery and butter added in a large dutch oven.
    Shredded carrots added to the cooked beef in dutch oven.
    Flour added to cooked beef and veggies in soup pot.
    1. While stirring, add the chicken broth slowly.
    2. Stir in the salt, black pepper, and parsley.
    3. Now, stir in the milk and bring the soup to a low boil.
    4. Reduce heat to low and add the cheese slices a few at a time. Stir the cheese slices until completely melted before adding more.
    5. Serve with some of your favorite cheeseburger fixings: crumbled cooked bacon, diced pickles, croutons, or for a little kick some red pepper flakes or pickled jalapeños.
    Chicken broth and seasonings added to the cooked beef and veggies.
    Milk stirred into the soup.
    Sliced american cheese added to thickened soup in large soup pot.
    Fully cooked easy cheeseburger soup in large dutch oven.

    How to Store Cheeseburger Soup

    Storing: Store any leftover cooled soup in an air tight container in the fridge. Soup will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge.

    Freezing: This soup freezes well! Place the cooled soup in freezer safe air tight containers or zip top bags, label, date and freeze. I like to use freezer bags and freeze the bags flat to help save on freezer space.

    Thawing: thaw the soup overnight in the fridge.

    Reheating: Heat soup on stove over low heat, or in the microwave until heated through.

    If you love soups as much as I do, try these equally delicious and cheesy favorites: Cheesy Broccoli Soup or Baked Potato Soup.

    What to Serve with Easy Cheeseburger Soup

    I love to serve this soup with some cooked crumbled bacon, chopped pickles and croutons for some crunch.

    Along with some delicious soup toppings we like to have a simple green salad and easy dinner rolls with this soup. Here are some other ideas:

    • No Knead Dinner Rolls: these are great for mopping and dipping in the soup.
    • Crispy Oven Fries: There's nothing like a burger and fries combo! These are great for dipping in the soup too.
    • Easy Garlic Bread
    • Garlic Parmesan Focaccia Bread
    Spoonful of easy cheeseburger soup in a white round bowl.

    Other Delicious Soup Recipes:

    • Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
    • Ground Turkey Chili
    • Chicken and Potato Stew
    • Crock Pot Beef Barley Stew
    • Easy 3 Bean Chili
    • Crock Pot Ham & Potato Soup
    • Chicken Dumpling Soup
    • Classic Chicken Noodle
    • Easy Clam Chowder

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    Easy Cheeseburger Soup Recipe

    This Easy Cheeseburger Soup Recipe is filled with ground beef, shredded carrots, and classic American Cheese. All the flavors of a juicy cheeseburger in this scrumptious soup recipe
    Course: Main Course, Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Author: Heather
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    Ingredients

    • 1 pound ground beef
    • 1 small onion, diced
    • 1 large celery stalk, diced
    • 1 cup shredded carrots
    • 4 tablespoons salted butter
    • ½ cup unbleached all purpose flour
    • 4 cups chicken broth
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • 2 teaspoons dried parsley
    • 2 cups whole milk
    • 16 oz American cheese slices

    Instructions

    • In a large dutch oven or soup pot, brown the ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain and discard any grease.
    • Add the diced onions and celery, and the butter. Cook until the onions are translucent and soft, about 3-5 minutes.
    • Stir in the flour and cook for an additional minute.
    • Slowly add the chicken broth while stirring.
    • Stir in the salt, black pepper and dried parsley.
    • Slowly stir in the milk and bring soup to a low boil.
    • Reduce heat to low and add a few cheese slices at a time, stirring until melted after each addition.
    • Serve with your favorite cheeseburger fixings: cooked crumbled bacon, chopped pickles, croutons, or pickled jalapeños,

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1.5cups about | Calories: 487kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 1794mg | Potassium: 480mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 3489IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 690mg | Iron: 2mg
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