Recipe: Perfect Beefy Mac & Cheese Soup

Beefy Mac & Cheese Soup.

You can cook Beefy Mac & Cheese Soup using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Beefy Mac & Cheese Soup

1. Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
2. You need 2 tbs of butter.
3. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
4. You need 1/4 tsp of pepper.
5. You need 6 cups of chicken broth (I use low sodium).
6. You need 8 oz of elbow macaroni (or other small macaroni type pasta).
7. It's 4 cups of milk.
8. Prepare 3 tbs of flour.
9. It's 1/8 tsp of cayenne.
10. Prepare 4 oz of cream cheese - softened, cubed.
11. You need 3 cups of sharp cheddar - freshly shredded.
12. Prepare to taste of additional salt and pepper.

Beefy Mac & Cheese Soup step by step

1. Heat a 4 quart pot over medium heat. Add butter, ground beef, salt, and pepper. Crumble and cook until just brown. Do not drain..
2. Add chicken broth to pot. Bring to a boil. As soon as it boils stir in macaroni. Cover and boil 10 minutes, stirring once or twice. While macaroni cooks wisk milk, flour, and cayenne together in a large bowl..
3. When time is up stir milk mixture into pot. Bring soup back to a simmer, stirring frequently to prevent sticking and clumping. Once simmering, gently stir constantly until soup appears to thicken slightly. About 5 minutes..
4. Reduce heat to medium low. Stir in cream cheese until fully melted (this will take about 5 minutes of constant stirring). Reduce heat to low. Stir in cheddar one cup at a time, fully melting each addition before adding the next..
5. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed (I usually add more salt and pepper). Serve with garlic bread for dipping and/or a crisp side salad. Enjoy!.