Cheeseburger Soup

So, I just realized this morning that I only have about 7 weeks of work left before I stay home to get ready for our baby boy to arrive at the end of May. It is exciting but at the same a little sad to be leaving my wonderful job. Oh well, I will be busy enough when he arrives :) Plus maybe I will be more on top of these posts ;)

This recipe is AWESOME! It is from my favorite recipe blog "navywifecook.com".
It did take a little time to prep for this dinner, but it was so totally worth it! (And you could really do all the chopping of the veggies the day before so it will save time.)

The ingredients are:

1 lb hamburger
3/4 C shredded carrot
3/4 C chopped onion
3/4 C diced celery
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
4 T butter, divided
3 C chicken broth
4 C potatoes, peeled and diced
1/4 C all-purpose flour
16 oz Velveeta cheese, cubed
1 1/2 C milk
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 C sour cream

Directions:

  Brown the hamburger in a large skillet (I used my cast iron dutch oven). Drain and set aside.
  In the same skillet place 1 T butter, the shredded carrot, onion, basil, parsley and celery. Saute until tender.
  Add the potatoes, hamburger and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10-12 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
  In a small skillet melt the remaining 3 T of butter and add the flour. Cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until bubbly. Add to the soup and bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes over low heat.
  Stir in the Velveeta cheese, milk, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the cheese melts. Remove from heat and add sour cream. Top with shredded cheddar cheese if desired.