cheeseburger soup ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups hash brown potatoes
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces processed cheese food
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Recipe

• in a 3-quart saucepan brown beef. drain and set aside. in the same saucepan, saute onion, carrots, celery, basil and parsley in 1 tablespoon butter until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• add broth, potatoes and beef and bring to a boil. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• meanwhile, in a small skillet melt remaining butter. add flour and cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until bubbly. add to soup. cook and stir soup for 2 minutes. reduce heat to low.
• add cheese, milk, salt and pepper and cook and stir until cheese melts. remove from the heat. add sour cream. stir well. serve immediately.