Wow...it seems as though I have fallen down on the job. It's been almost 2 years since my last post. We definitely have to remedy that. I have decided that I am going to try to post at least once a week (once a month at the very least) to keep things up to speed.
Since there are not a whole lot of big things going on right now, I'm going to use this space to talk about my and Brandon's adventures in cooking, crafting, and decorating. It should be fun.
The main reason I wanted to write a post today was so that I could jot down the recipe for this AMAZING cheeseburger soup I made yesterday. I found several recipes via Pinterest, but none of the recipes seemed just right. So, I did a mish-mash of all the recipes I found and came up with this little diddy:
MB's cheeseburger soup:
1 two lb. bag of frozen hash browns
1 lb. of lean ground beef or ground turkey
16 oz. Velveeta 2% (or store brand)
4 oz. low fat cream cheese
2 onions
2 pinches dill
1 Tbsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp onion powder
2 Tbsp Worcestershire (you can certainly add more--I may have actually ended up with 4 Tbsp)
3 cups low fat/low sodium chicken broth
3 cups low fat milk
1 Tbsp olive oil
Directions:
In a large stock pot, add 1 Tbsp. olive oil.
Sweat the onions. When onions are almost done, add the ground meat. Cook through.
Add the garlic power, onion powder, dill, and Worcestershire sauce.
Gradually add the cream cheese. When cream cheese is thoroughly melted, add one cup chicken broth.
Gradually add the Velveeta. When Velveeta is thoroughly melted, add the remaining 2 cups chicken broth.
Add the hash browns.
Gradually add the milk.
Reduce to med/low and cover.
Stir frequently. Allow to simmer for 45 minutes - 1 hour.
I have to tell you, this soup was definitely not "low fat" but O.M.Goodness was it tasty! There were 9 of us eating and there were NO leftovers.
I also made some muffin tin corn dogs to go along with our cheeseburger soup. (The recipe can be found here: http://mykitchenadventures1.blogspot.com/2011/01/jiffy-corn-dog-mini-muffins.html)
I have a feeling both of these items with become fall/football staples around the Tolle House! Until next time...XoXo
