Simple Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Ground beef, bacon, and cheddar in a cream broth — ready in 30 minutes.
This is the pot in the photo. A yellow-orange broth, crumbled beef, crisp bacon, pickle, and green onion on top. No bun. No sugar in the ketchup or the broth. One bowl is about 340 calories, 32g protein, and 6g net carbs. The spoon in the pot is for serving, not a second portion.
Brown the beef and drain it. A fatty grind leaves an oil ring, and the surface in the photo is broth, not grease. Bacon is cooked apart and crumbled on at the end. Boiled in the soup, it goes soft and the top never looks like the pot. Pickles and green onion go on after the heat, so they stay sharp.
Cheddar melts into the broth off the boil. A hard boil turns it grainy. Use a block you shred yourself. Pre-shredded bags have starch, and that is the quiet way this misses 6g net carbs.
Why you'll love it
A burger in a bowl, no bun.
Looks like the photo: bacon, pickle, green onion, a black pot.
Cheese in the broth, not a heavy roux.
Why You'll Love This Soup 🍔
🥩 Beef in every spoon
🥓 Crisp bacon on top
🧀 Cheddar melted in
🥒 Pickle and green onion
🥣 One bowl is a serving
The Secret to the Top
Cook the bacon apart and crumble it on at the end. Boiled in the pot it goes soft, and the photo has crisp pieces. Pickle and green onion go on after the heat too, so they stay sharp. Cheese goes in off the boil, or it turns grainy.
Frequently Asked Questions ❓
Can I use pre-shredded cheddar? 🧀
It melts, but the bag has starch. Shred a block if you want the 6g line.
Why is my broth greasy? 🥓
The beef was not drained. Drain it before the broth goes in.
Can I freeze it? 🧊
Yes, without the pickle and onion. Add those fresh when you reheat. Warm it gently. Do not boil it.
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Simple Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
- Prep10 min
- Cook20 min
- Total30 min
- Servings4 servings
- Calories (est.)494 kcal
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cook the bacon until crisp. Set it aside. Leave a teaspoon of the fat in the pot.
- Brown the beef with the onion. Drain the fat. Stir in the garlic, broth, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, mustard, salt, and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes.
- Take the pot off the heat. Stir in the cheddar until it melts, then the cream.
- Crumble the bacon over the top with the pickle and green onion.
- Ladle into bowls. One bowl is a serving.
Notes & Tips
- Drain the beef. The broth in the photo has no oil ring.
- Shred the cheddar yourself. Pre-shredded bags add starch.
- Cheese off the boil. A hard boil turns it grainy.
- Bacon, pickle, and green onion go on at the end. Boiled bacon goes soft.
- No ketchup unless it is sugar-free. Regular ketchup misses the card.
- Fridge, covered, up to 3 days. Reheat gently. Add the fresh pickle and onion again.
- Per bowl, estimate: 340 calories, 32g protein, 6g net carbs, 22g fat.
Estimated nutrition
EstimatePer serving · makes 4 servings
| Nutrient | Amount per serving |
|---|---|
| Calories | 494 kcal |
| Total fat | 34 g |
| Saturated fat | 17 g |
| Sodium | 800 mg |
| Total carbohydrate | 4.5 g |
| Fibre | 0.6 g |
| Sugars | 1.8 g |
| Protein | 36 g |
Estimated nutrition: calculated automatically from the ingredients, so treat it as a rough guide. Values vary with brands and portion sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to make Simple Bacon Cheeseburger Soup?
About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of cooking.
What ingredients do I need for Simple Bacon Cheeseburger Soup?
The key ingredients include lean ground beef, bacon, cheddar, onion, garlic and tomatoes. The recipe card lists every ingredient with exact amounts.
How should I store leftovers?
Fridge, covered, up to 3 days.
How many servings does this recipe make?
It makes 4 servings.
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