This Homemade Cheeseburger Soup with Potatoes is the perfect cozy weeknight family dinner. It is creamy, cheesy, and hearty with beef, onion, carrots, celery, and potatoes. If you’re looking for a filling soup that your whole family will enjoy, you’ve come to the right place!
I absolutely love a cozy, warm bowl of soup, especially in the chillier fall and winter months. This homemade cheeseburger soup with potatoes is one of my family’s favorites. My kids love the idea of eating a “cheeseburger in a bowl” and I love that they are getting a dinner that is full of hidden veggies. This creamy, cheesy, filling soup is the perfect weeknight dinner, and even the leftovers are delicious! This flavorful soup will quickly become a family favorite.
While the ingredient list may make this recipe look complicated, it is actually super simple to make! You can even prep most of the ingredients in advance. To start making this cheeseburger soup recipe, go ahead and chop all of your veggies. Having this step out of the way will make everything else go super quickly! Once everything is prepped, go ahead and cook your beef and onions, then drain the grease. Add in the celery, carrots, basil, parsley, and pepper and cook the mixture until the celery and carrots have started to soften. Next, you’ll add in your chicken broth and the potatoes. Cover the pot and let this mixture come to a simmer. This is when it will really start to smell delicious! Let it cook until the potatoes are soft enough to eat. The next few steps are to thicken the soup and make it creamy and cheesy! While the mixture is simmering, in a separate pan, melt the butter and whisk in the flour and milk. Add this mixture into the pot and mix it all together. The last step (and my favorite part) is to add in the Velveeta! You can’t have cheeseburger soup without cheese, right? Mix in the cheese until it is melted, and your cheeseburger soup with potatoes will be ready to enjoy!
Why You’ll Love This Easy Cheeseburger Soup
- This hearty soup is very filling and will pack in a lot of veggies!
- This homemade cheeseburger soup is creamy, cheesy, and delicious!
- Cheeseburger soup is the perfect family-friendly, cozy weeknight dinner.
- The recipe makes a large pot, so you may even have leftovers!
- This cheeseburger soup recipe is simple to make.
- This is a kid-friendly soup recipe!
Ingredients For Your Cheeseburger Soup Recipe
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 3 cups chicken broth, low sodium
- 4 small russet potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 16 oz. Velveeta cheese, cubed
How to Make Your Cheeseburger Soup with Potatoes
Step 1: In a large pot cook ground beef and onion until brown. Drain excess grease.
Step 2: Add carrots, celery, basil parsley, and pepper, and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
Step 3: Add chicken broth and potatoes. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until potatoes are tender.
Step 4: In a small skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and whisk in flour until combined. Slowly whisk in milk and stir until slightly thickened.
Step 5: Pour flour mixture into pot and stir to combine.
Step 6: Add cubed Velveeta cheese and stir until cheese has melted.
Serve warm and Enjoy!
What to Serve/Pair with Your Homemade Cheeseburger Soup
Cheeseburger soup is so hearty that it is perfect on its own! If you want to serve your soup with a side of bread to dip into it, try these Easy Homemade Breadsticks. The parmesan is delicious with the cheesy base of the soup.
Popular Substitutions & Additions
Ground turkey can be used in place of ground beef in this cheeseburger soup recipe.
If there are any veggies in the recipe that you don’t like, you can leave them out!
I typically use russet potatoes for this soup, but you can use red potatoes or any other kind that you have on hand.
Storage & Leftovers
Store any leftover cheeseburger soup in an airtight container in the fridge. Leftovers will remain fresh for up to 3 days. Reheat this soup on the stove until warm. You can also heat individual portions of cheeseburger soup in the microwave. Heat in 30 second increments and stir in between.
Cheeseburger Soup FAQs
Do I have to use Velveeta or can I use another kind of cheese?
I recommend only using Velveeta for this cheeseburger soup. It melts quickly and gives it a flavor similar to a cheeseburger.
Does it matter what kind of milk I use in this cheeseburger soup?
To make sure that it thickens properly, I recommend using dairy milk in this soup recipe. You can use 2%, whole milk, or even half and half.
Can I cook this soup in the slow cooker?
No, you’ll want to cook this soup on the stove. If you would like to reheat leftover soup in the slow cooker, though, you can.
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Homemade Cheeseburger Soup with Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 3 cups chicken broth, low sodium
- 4 small russet potatoes, peeled and chopped
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 16 oz. Velveeta cheese, cubed
Instructions
- In a large pot cook ground beef and onion until brown. Drain excess grease.
- Add carrots, celery, basil parsley, and pepper, and cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and potatoes. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until potatoes are tender.
- In a small skillet melt butter over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and whisk in flour until combined. Slowly whisk in milk and stir until slightly thickened.
- Pour flour mixture into pot and stir to combine.
- Add cubed Velveeta cheese and stir until cheese has melted. Serve warm and Enjoy!
