This soul-satisfying keto cheeseburger soup recipe is a wonderful belly-warmer. It's my Keto take on this all-American comfort food classic. A creamy, rich soup that is seriously family-friendly!
Have you ever heard of bacon cheeseburger soup? If you live in Europe, chances are that you haven't. Because I had not heard of it until about a month ago (as you may know I am German and live in London). And when I asked a few people if they knew cheeseburger soup was a REAL thing, I earned a bunch of raised eyebrows and sceptical faces.
If you are American, you've probably grown up with cheeseburger soup. I did a little online research and found out that in essence, it's a super popular thick vegetable soup with ground beef and a few extras thrown in that remind us of a cheeseburger. We're talking tomatoes here, bacon, cheese, and maybe even a few optional pickles or croutons.
You know what? I think its PURE BRILLIANCE. A hearty soup for a cold day? Yes please! Cheeseburger? Love it! So, why not combine the two and create one heavenly comfort food. Whoever came up with the first cheeseburger soup recipe deserves a medal!
This being a low carb blog, I wanted to make a Keto cheeseburger soup.
You see, one of the common ingredients in a regular cheeseburger soup is potatoes. They do make soup nice and thick, but potatoes are a starchy vegetable and therefore not used in low carb diets. Most of the other basic ingredients are perfectly low carb, so you're getting maximum enjoyment and super satisfying taste.
This will be the best 30 minutes you spent cooking this week. Pinky swear.
How to make keto cheeseburger soup - step by step:
1.) Add the butter to dutch oven or non stick soup pan. Add the onion and garlic and fry for 2 - 3 minutes until soft and translucent.
2.) Add the ground beef and bacon and cook for a further 4 - 6 minutes until cooked through.
Tip: If you are using a high fat content beef, you can drain the fat now.
3.) Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, dijon mustard, beef stock, salt and pepper and bring to the boil.
4.) Reduce to a simmer on a medium / low heat and cook for about 15 minutes until thick and flavoursome.
5.) Add the cream cheese, 1 + ¼ cup of cheddar and 2 tablespoon chopped parsley. Mix well until the cheese melts. Stir in the heavy cream and take off the heat. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
Recipe Tips and Variations
I added a tin of tomatoes to the soup because we all know that tomato and mince go incredibly well together. Think Bolognese Sauce!
You could replace it with more beef stock if you're not a fan, but I can assure you that the tomatoes mixed with the cream cheese and heavy cream give an incredible richness. Then when you allow the shredded cheese to melt into the hot soup, it goes all stringy and indulgent! And don't forget that a cheeseburger wouldn't be the same without a slice of tomato 🙂
The little pop of Dijon mustard gives a nice yet subtle tang to complement the sweet tomatoes. Well, what cheeseburger would be complete without a little mustard?
If you really want to go all out cheeseburger fever, feel free to top with some sugar free pickled gherkins.
I think the fresh parsley complements the richness of the soup. Of course, purists could leave it out and instead serve the soup with a crispy green salad.
Last but not least, let's talk burger bun. You could make my Keto microwave bread, cut it into squares and fry it in some butter (and garlic) and top the soup with croutons. Or enjoy it with a proper bun as a dipper - for this I recommend my Keto dinner rolls.
Some people might still want to point out that this keto cheeseburger soup recipe is essentially a variation on a meat sauce. I hear you, I see what you mean.
The thing is, giving a good thing a twist - and a different name - is half the fun of cooking. And if you really, really want, you CAN serve it as a sauce with some shiratake pasta. I bet this would be delicious, too. Only then you couldn't call it cheeseburger soup!
More keto comfort food recipes for cold days and nights:
- Keto Cauliflower And Broccoli Mac and Cheese
- Low Carb Keto Roast Chicken Soup
- Keto Chicken Curry Casserole
- Best Italian Keto Meatballs
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Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Soup Recipe
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Equipment
- soup pan
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion chopped (60g)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 500 g / 1.1 lb ground beef
- 6 small slices of thin cut streaky bacon smoked or unsmoked, chopped (90g)
- 1 cup tinned chopped tomatoes 240g
- 1 - 2 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1.5 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 2 cups beef stock
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ⅓ cup cream cheese 80g
- 1.5 cup shredded cheddar or monterey jack cheese 170g
- 3 tablespoon chopped parsley
- ⅓ cup heavy cream 80g
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cherry tomatoes 38g
Instructions
- Add the butter to dutch oven or non stick soup pan. Add the onion and garlic and fry for 2 - 3 minutes until soft and translucent. Add the ground beef and bacon and cook for a further 4 - 6 minutes until cooked through. Option to drain the fat if using a high fat content beef.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, dijon mustard, beef stock, salt and pepper and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer on a medium / low heat and cook for about 15 minutes until thick and flavoursome.
- Add the cream cheese, 1 + ¼ cup of cheddar and 2 tablespoon chopped parsley. Mix well until the cheese melts. Stir in the heavy cream and take off the heat. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
- Pour the cheeseburger soup into bowls and top with the remaining ¼ cup of cheese and chopped fresh tomatoes mixed with the remaining 1 tablespoon of parsley.
Notes
Nutrition
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Terri
This is a wonderful dish! With the bacon and salt used it was to salty so next time I will leave it out, but other then that it was very good. I will make it again!
Jane
I’m from Canada and have not heard of hamburger soup.
Sounds like a great recipe choice on this rainy day we’re having today. I’ll give it a try.
Katrin Nürnberger
Let me know how you all liked it!
cathy owensby
Add small pieces of cauliflower and you don't miss the potatoes.
Katrin Nürnberger
That's a great idea!
Tanja
This was the second recipe that I tried from your site. This soup is so filling and satisfying! Again, this is going to be a go to in our house! The Dijon mustard really gave it the kick I was looking for. My hubby said make this one again!
Katrin Nürnberger
So happy you all like the recipe!
Peter
I don't know who told you all Americans eat cheeseburger soup, or at least know what it is, but I can assure you that is not true. I am American and lived there for 50 years. the first time I heard of cheeseburger soup was right here. It sounds great, I will try it, but no, it's not an American thing.
Katrin Nürnberger
Let me know how you like it! 🙂
Wendy
Als US Bürgerin in Deutschland genieße ich den internationalen Mix der Rezepte. Ganz besonders lecker diese Cheeseburger Soup! Genau das richtige bei dem kalten Wetter, Ende November in Deutschland.
Best wishes and thanks for your wounderful work!
Katrin Nürnberger
Hallo Wendy, wie schön, dass Dir meine Rezepte gefallen. December in Germany is much nicer than November 🙂
Samantha
What is the serving size per person? 1 bowl full, 1 cup? Recipe looks delicious!
Katrin Nürnberger
It's around 1 cup per person.
Maud
Vandaag gemaakt. Makkelijk, snel, erg lekker en met ingrediënten die je altijd wel in huis hebt. Dit soepje is zeker een blijvertje. Kijk al uit naar morgen, want ik heb nog een kopje soep over
Katrin Nürnberger
I put your comment in Google translate to figure out what you said. And I was happy to find out you loved the recipe!
Diane thomas
What a great recipe.. so easy to make .. cheese and mince together is so tasty.. will be making this regularly.. love your cookies too.. thank you so much as I have lost 8lb and no hard work .☺️
Sheryl
This soup recipe is SO delicious and so easy to make!! Will be making this again!!
Helen Conway
Absolutely amazing - so easy to make - quick and easy dinner tonight. Pure deliciousness - definitely on the repeat lust
Deb
Really great recipe that is tasty. Very fast and easy to make.
Marcella Rice
Just want to say I have lived in the USA for 72 years and I have never heard of cheeseburger soup--it is very similar to a Keto taco soup on the internet.
I made it and it will be in my rotation; but ,I want to know how to get the cream cheese incorporated? Would creme fraiche work better? I warmed the cream cheese but small globules persisted and made a heavy layer of fat float on top of the soup.
Thank you for your hard work and interesting recipes!
Happy Holidays--I know it's too soon to say that but I heard Christmas music on my R&R station!
Katrin Nürnberger
It's never too early to get into the Christmas spirit! I think the issue with cream cheese could be sorted by beating it and making it creamy before you add it. Creme fraiche would definitely work just as well.
Helen
Thank you so much for this tasty, filling cheeseburger soup recipe. It's been a godsend during times when I've been too busy or too ill to cook yet another evening meal from scratch. It's so easy to put together, and a double batch will last myself and husband for several days of lunches or dinners. When there isn't much left, I chuck in some green peas, or add a baked sweet potato (if I can 'afford' it) and that's another meal done.
Gabriele Libby
Hallo Katrin! Ich bin auch von Deutschland.Wohne hier schon 33 Jahre in America. Ich liebe alle Ihre Rezepte. Ich koche viel Keto. Die Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Suppe sieht lecker aus. Ich hoffe Sie konnen noch deutsch lesen und sprechen. Ich habe meinen eigenen Garten,so ich habe vieles gutes gemusse. Ich hoffe Sie bekommen mein Comment. Danke fuer Ihre Rezepte. Gabriele
Katrin Nürnberger
Hallo Gabriele, wie schön dass dir meine Rezepte gefallen! I'm so glad you're enjoying all my low carb keto recipes. How amazing to be able to cook soup with home-grown vegetables.
Hanna Júlía
Best soup EVER
Katrin Nürnberger
So glad you like this cheeseburger soup recipe! I think my go very well with it, by the way 😉
Laura
Wow, another really great recipe. And so easy. I’ve literally just made it. I used mascarpone and less cheese, but who knows, I might add some more on top to serve. I also didn’t have a beef stock so just mushroom and added coconut aminos. It really is delicious.
I not usually much of a reviewer, but really, I love you site. I’ve been pouring over your recipes as my night time read, Planning what to bake, make next. It’s a really great website and the way you write and explain everything is perfect. Thanks again.
Katrin Nürnberger
That's so good to hear! Thank you so much for your kind words 🙂
Luz Galindo
Deliciosaaaa! Ayer hice las albóndigas (meatballs) y hoy hice esta receta, y éxito total! Muchas gracias por compartir estas recetas!
Katrin Nürnberger
Hi Luz, I'm loving it that you're cooking yourself through my blog! 🙂 Let me now what you're making next?
Katrin van den Heuvel
Made this recipe already 3 or 4 times - it is incredibly good. We are also using it as a sort Bolognese with cauliflower-celery puree.
love your blog!
Katrin Nürnberger
That sounds like a PERFECT winter dinner!!!!
Stephanie
Just saw this recipe but it sounds delicious! Am going to give a go and will add a dollop of sour cream and avocado at the end =) Sine I don't care for parsley I will try substituting it with cilantro....and add some cayenne to the seasoning! I'm American and had never heard of this soup until recently and it is a good soup! Thank you for the dinner idea and love your website!
Angela Eichholzer
Gave this recipe a go today. Absolutely lip-smacking delicious, BTW. Each serving came to exactly 1 cup. I am curious, however, what products you're using that result in such a low carb count. I put all the ingredients into my carb tracking app, removed the optional toppings (cherry tomatoes and 1/4 cup cheese) and used the lowest carb versions of every ingredient I could find. It still came to 6g net carb per serving. Perfectly acceptable for a meal but a far cry from the 2.5g net carbs indicated on the recipe. Not trying to be cheeky or a Debbie Downer, just genuinely curious how to minimise the carb count.
Katrin Nürnberger
Hi Angela, that's interesting you're getting such a different result. I used the Ketodiet app nutrition checker, which stores all nutrition within the app. So I checked and saw I actually hadn't added the right amount of tomatoes - but still this brings it only to 3.3g net carbs for me (changing this in the post now). I have repeatedly found that different calculators can give very different results. But also, different brands of the same product can actually have varying amounts of carbs - almond flour is one where you'll get huge differences, for example. I think in the end we all have to trust our common sense and make the right choice based on what we know is good for our bodies.
Kris
This soup is very good. My only recommendation would be to crisp the bacon up first, remove it and then brown the ground beef. This way it stays crispy and doesn't get gummy. I also added a few teaspoons of pickle juice to mine. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Katrin Nürnberger
Hi Kris, that is a great idea. Thanks for the tip!
Wendy
Can this be frozen and thawed to be consumed on another day? Thinking of making this and freezing to last me a few lunches!
Katrin Nürnberger
Hi Wendy, this soup freezes really well 🙂
Julie Waters
is the calorie count for a cup or bowel?
Katrin
Per portion assuming 5 portions. Sorry, I did not weigh them.
Solange
I just made it again for the 2nd time since the recipe was published, it's delicious, comforting and perfect for these autumn evenings. I love all the recipes I've tried so far. Thank you for making this low carb journey much easier
Ruth
Hi Katrin,
I never have heard before about cheeseburger soup. Sounds quite strange. But knowing by experience, that whatever I find in your blog tastes great, I immediately tried it out.
How rich it is! I prepared a big portion, so I could use the rest the next day as sauce for pasta. I liked the idea of adding mustard, as it always helps harmonizing different tastes. And as we all like it hot, I finally enriched the mixture with a tsp of Sambal Oelek.
What a felicitous name for a really fantastic tasting and filling dish, quick and easy to prepare!
Katrin
Hi Ruth, adding a bit of heat with sambal sounds like an interesting addition!!
Susan Klein
I'm definitely making this soon. With the leaves turning and the temperatures dropping, this sounds like a great bowl of comfort food. If you want to make it even more "traditional American" - you could top it with a squirt of yellow mustard, some sugar-free ketchup and some chopped dill pickles. Trust me - the pickles will take it to the next level.
Katrin
I’ll definitely have to add pickles next time!!!
Kathy Snyder
This is soooo down my alley! We have a potluck for a co-worker retiring at the end of the month. I'm going to make this soup! No one will ever know they're eating keto...
Katrin
Hi Kathy, I'd love to hear how it went!!!