Cheeseburger Soup

Cheeseburger Soup

(My mom gave me this recipe, then I lost it, then I found this one from Taste of Home which is just like it. We've eaten buckets of the stuff, fed several bowls to Byron and Jana. It's a great soup to take to others; kids like it but chop the onions up reeeeeeeally small like I do to hide them from Maddy.)

1/2 pound ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup shredded carrots
3/4 cup diced celery
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
4 tablespoons butter, divided
3 cups chicken broth
4 cups diced peeled potatoes (1-3/4 pounds)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups (8 ounces) process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
1-1/2 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup Daisy Brand Sour Cream

Directions
In a 3-qt. saucepan, brown beef; drain and set aside. In the same
saucepan, saute the onion, carrots, celery, basil and parsley in 1
tablespoon butter until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
Add the broth, potatoes and beef; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and
simmer for 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, melt remaining butter. Add flour; cook and stir
for 3-5 minutes or until bubbly.
Add to soup; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to
low. Stir in the cheese, milk, salt and pepper; cook and stir until cheese
melts.
Remove from the heat; blend in sour cream. Yield: 8 servings (2-1/4
quarts).

Grandma Jana's Potato Salad

As many potatoes as there are people, plus one. Throw in another if you are a worrywart.

Put six eggs or more or less depending on the number of potatoes in a pan of water, add some salt, bring to a boil. Turn off the fire, put a lid on the pan and let sit for 20 minutes. Then cool the eggs under the cold water.

The potatoes should be boiling in the meantime (in salted water), and will probably be done when the eggs are. Use your own judgment. Don't let them get mushy. Drain and cool.

When the potatoes and eggs are cool, cut them into a bowl. Chop up some onion. I like green onions the best, but use what you have. Chop up some radishes.

Put into the bowl with the potatoes and eggs. Add salt and sugar, mustard and salad dressing (not mayo), in amounts you feel right. Cool.

By the way, this always makes too much.

<3, Grandma Jana