If you love soup and the taste of a juicy cheese burger, then you will love Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup. Cheeseburger soup is a satisfying meal that is loaded with ground beef, cheese, bacon, and cream cheese. This recipe of low carb soup makes a big pot that will feed the whole family or can be used for delicious lunches all week long.
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Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
I like eating Keto or low carb throughout the week to stay on track with my health and feel the best. But I struggle to find meals that also satisfy the rest of the family. However, this rich, cheesy soup is both healthy and delicious. With the flavorful bacon and the decadent creaminess of cream, the only thing your family will wonder is if there is more soup for seconds!
For my Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup, I tried several different recipes before finding the right balance of thickness ratio. The soup includes tomato sauce, beef broth, cream, and cheese for a soup that is rich without being too thick.
Check out Zucchini Casserole for another healthy meal!
How to Make Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup comes together easily and uses basic ingredients that most people will have on hand.
Fry 4 pieces of bacon, over medium heat on stovetop, in the bottom of a soup pot or Dutch oven. Place bacon on a paper towel to cool. Drain out most of the bacon grease while retaining a bit still in the bottom of the pan.
Add butter to soup pot and add 2 pounds of ground beef. Brown the ground beef. Drain the beef. This is my favorite cooking tool for browning and chopping up ground beef!
Add paprika, salt, cream cheese, and tomato sauce. Stir until cream cheese melts.
Pour in beef broth and heavy cream and stir. Bring soup to a gentle boil.
Turn heat down to a simmer. Grate cheese and add cheese to soup. Stir soup at a simmer until cheese is melted. Soup will continue to thicken.
Garnish soup with bacon. Serve with fruit or a side salad!
Tips for Making Bacon Cheeseburger Soup with Cream Cheese
Shred Your Cheese. When you add shredded cheese to a soup or dip, it is best to shred the cheese from a block of cheese. If you use pre-shredded cheese it has anti-caking agent causing it not to melt and integrate as easily into your soup.
Use Tomato Sauce Sparingly. Too much tomato sauce can throw off a low carb diet. This recipe has 1/3 cup to give the soup some depth and a nice thick to thinness soup ratio. But if you are following a very strict Keto diet, you may want to back down to 1/4 cup of tomato sauce. You can check out this article to see if your tomato sauce is keto friendly.
Retain Bacon Drippings. After frying bacon, remove bacon and excess bacon grease. But keep some of the yummy bacon drippings to add tons of flavor to your low carb cheeseburger soup!
Make Extra Low Carb Soup. Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup tastes wonderful for several days, if kept in the fridge. So make the whole batch or even make extra. It is so creamy and cheesy that it makes a quick low carb lunch that you will look forward to enjoying!
Enjoy!
Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Equipment
- 1 soup pot and Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 4 pieces bacon
- 2 tbls butter
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 8 oz cream cheese softened and cut into small pieces
- 1/3 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tbls yellow mustard
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 cups cheese shredded
Instructions
- Fry bacon in the bottom of soup pot or Dutch oven or medium heat on stovetop.
- Remove bacon from skillet and set aside. Drain most of the bacon grease from pot, leaving a tablespoon or two in bottom of pan.
- Place butter in bottom of pan. Then add ground beef and brown ground beef.
- Drain ground beef.
- Add paprika, mustard, garlic powder, salt, and cream cheese. Stir over medium heat til cream cheese melts.
- Add beef broth. Stir and bring to a gentle boil.
- Add shredded cheese and heavy cream. Simmer. Stir til cheese is melted.
- Garnish soup with bacon. Serve with salad, or fruit.
