Bacon Cheeseburger Soup Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Servings: 12 Ingredients - 6 potatoes - medium sized, peeled and cubed - 1 carrot - peeled and shredded - 1 onion - medium sized, diced - 1/2 cup green pepper - diced - 2 jalapeño peppers - seeded and diced fine, more or less to taste - 2 cloves garlic - minced - 2 tablespoons beef soup base - 2 pounds ground beef - 3 cups water - 5 cups milk - divided - 6 tablespoons flour - 16 ounces processed cheese - Velveeta® , cubed - 5 slices bacon - cooked and crumbled - salt and pepper to taste    Your family will love this cheeseburger soup recipe. It's hearty and easy to make even on a weeknight.	1

	Directions Peel and cube 6-7 medium sized potatoes and add them to a stock pot. Add in the carrot, onion, green pepper, jalapeno pepper, garlic, water and beef base. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Meanwhile, brown and crumble the ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink. Add the ground beef into the stock pot and stir in 4 cups of milk. Allow this to heat through. In a small bowl, whisk together one cup of milk and the flour. Slowly add this to the soup, stirring while you go. Bring the soup to a boil until it begins to thicken and then reduce to a simmer. While stirring, add the cheese until it is melted. Serve with crumbled bacon on top.	2