Cheeseburger Soup 

 Ingredients 

1/2 pound ground beef

Pepper to taste

Garlic powder to taste

1/2 tablespoon butter

1 small onion, diced

1 can (10.75 ounces) condensed cheese soup

10 ounces of beef broth

1/2 can (4 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained

1 small (4 ounce) canned mushrooms, drained

2 tablespoons bacon bits

1 cup frozen steak fries, broken into halves

In a two-quart sauce pan, season ground beef with pepper and garlic powder to taste, then brown over medium-high heat until the meat is no longer pink. Drain the fat. Return to stove, reducing heat to medium.

Add the butter and onion to the pan and stir. Stir in the can of cheese soup. Add beef broth, tomatoes, mushrooms and bacon bits. Stir. Add steak fries and let soup cook for about 10 minutes or until fries are tender and warmed through.

For Cheeseburger Soup 

Time: 35 – 40 minutes

Servings: 8 one cup servings

Total cost is just more than $10.

Cost per serving is less than $5

For Cheesy Broccoli and Rice 

Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2 – 3

Cost per serving is less than $5.

 

Cheesy Broccoli and Rice 

 Ingredients 

1/2 cup uncooked white rice

1 1/8 cup water

1 crown of broccoli, split into bite-sized florets

1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup

In a two-quart sauce pan, add the water and rice; bring to a boil and stir often as rice cooks. After rice has boiled for five minutes, add the broccoli and cover pan with lid. Let broccoli steam for five minutes, then add the can of cheddar soup. Let cook covered for another five minutes.