Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

This is a basic soup base. The fun part is garnishing it like you would a real burger. Some suggestions would be chopped tomatoes, green chile, I even tried pickle relish (it was actually good!) And, yes, it does taste like a cheeseburger.

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 slices of strong bacon
• 1 tablespoon beef bullion powder
• 1/2 pound shredded cheddar cheese (I used 1/2 mild and 1/2 sharp)
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 4 cups whole milk
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon Seasoned Salt

Method:

• Start by frying the bacon in a medium sized cooking pot until it is cooked through. Remove the bacon from the pot and set aside, keep about 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat in the pot and discard the rest. The hot bacon fat will be used to add flavor to the rest of the Bacon Cheeseburger Soup.
• Stir in the chopped onion. Let it saute' until soft and cooked through.
• Now add the ground beef to the pot and combine well, turn the heat up to medium and cook until the beef is browned. Add the crumbled bacon.
• Now slowly mix in the beef bullion and seasoned salt, don’t let the bullion form clumps. The add the flour slowly while mixing well. Turn down the heat and slowly pour in the milk, still mixing the mixture.
• The last step is to add the shredded cheddar and watch it melt into the soup over a very low heat.