Spicy Cheeseburger Soup

Well I had planned to make Spicy Cheeseburger Soup this weekend. Unfortunately I was very stressed out about my take home midterm and have spent most of my time working on that. Luckily, Nathan volunteered to run to the store and make the soup anyway... I'm so glad he did! It's delicious. Hope you enjoy!

Spicy Cheeseburger Soup

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups water
2 cups peeled and cubed potatoes
2 carrots, grated
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled
1 pound ground beef
2 1/2 cups milk, divided
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 pound Velveeta, cubed
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper


1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine water, potatoes, carrots, onion, bell pepper, jalapeno and garlic. Sprinkle salt and bouillon over the mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown; drain.
3. Stir cooked beef and 2 cups milk into the soup and heat through. Combine remaining 1/2 cup milk with flour, stirring until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a low boil and cook, stirring, until thickened, 3 minutes.
4. Reduce heat to low and stir in cheese until melted. Season with cayenne.

It had just the right amount of "fire" to it and I was so happy to have a hot meal to de-stress with. Thanks hubby :)

~Christi