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Mike picked on me for posting a recipe last week, but I’m going to do it again anyway *grin*

As another companion to my Ladies of Loserville post, I’m sharing my Burger Soup recipe. Like the Chicken Ole’, this one can be done in the crock pot or in a frying pan. I’ll include directions for both.

I have to say that Mike and I *love* this recipe. I make it at least once a week. You can use rice or pasta for either version…but the best way – in my opinion – is to use the rice in the crock pot version and pasta in the frying pan version. If I calculated correctly, one serving is 6 points. If you don’t add the cheese, it’s only 4 points.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. garlic
• 1/4 tsp. basil
• 1 envelope dry onion soup
• 3 Cups beef broth + water – boiling. (I use 1 can and then fill the rest with water, then pop into the microwave for 3 minutes)
• 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 C. sliced carrots
• 1 C. cooked rice OR pasta (cooked and drained if in crock pot, dry if in frying pan – I use the curly, hollow pasta, Cellentani)
• 1/4 C. grated Parmesan cheese

Crock Pot Instructions:

1. Crumble beef into crock pot.
2. Add spices.
3. Mix in water, tomato sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.
4. Add carrots.
5. Cover and cook on low 6 – 8 hours.
6. Turn to high heat and add rice or pasta and Parmesan cheese.
7. Cover and cook 10 – 15 minutes.

Frying Pan Instructions:

1. Brown and drain the beef.
2. Add everything else.
3. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.

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