Lightened Up Cheeseburger Soup

This warm and cozy soup is a perfect comfort food for the cold winter weather! I lightened it up to make it WW friendly and lower calorie!

How to Make This:

Ingredients:

• 16 oz Shady Brook Farms 93% lean ground turkey

• 3/4 cup carrots, chopped

• 3⁄4 cup celery, chopped

• 3⁄4 cup onion medium bell pepper, chopped

• 1 tsp Dried parsley 1 tsp Dried basil

• 1⁄4 tsp Black pepper

• 2 tsp Minced garlic

• 5 tbsp light butter spread, divided (I used Brummel & Brown Spread Made with Yogurt)

• 3 cups Fat free chicken broth

• 4 cups Uncooked potatoes, diced

• 1⁄4 cup All-purpose flour(start with 3 Tbsp and add additional Tbsp if needed)

• 12 oz Velveeta 2 % Milk Pasteurized Cheese Product

• 1 1⁄2 cups Plain unsweetened almond milk

• 1⁄4 cup Plain fat free Greek yogurt (or fat free sour cream)
  
  

Instructions:

1. In a large pot, brown turkey over medium-high heat.

2. Once done, set aside. In the same pot over medium heat, saute onion, carrots, celery, pepper, basil and parsley in 1 tablespoon lightened butter spread until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.

3. Add in garlic, and cook until just fragrant, about 1 minute.

4. Add broth, potatoes and turkey; bring to a boil.

5. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

6. About halfway through the simmer time for the soup, get a small skillet, melt remaining butter spread.

7. Add flour; cook and stir for 3-5 minutes.

8. Add to soup. Increase heat and bring to a boil.

9. Cook and stir for 2 minutes.

10. Reduce heat to low.

11. Add cheese and milk; cook and stir until cheese melts.

12. Turn off heat and stir in Greek yogurt or Fat free sour cream.

13. Enjoy!

WW Points (Per Serving):

Makes 8, 1 1/4 cup servings. WW Points per serving - 7 PTs. If you are a WW member click this link to take you to the recipe and Recipe builder, current plan points, and to track it in the WW app.➡ WW Recipe (Must be logged into WW on a device with the app.)

Nutrition Facts:

Yield: 8 servings

CALORIES: 344 TOTAL FAT: 15 g SATURATED FAT: 6 g CHOLESTEROL: 74 mg SODIUM: 1005 mg CARBOHYDRATES: 30 g FIBER: 4 g SUGAR: 7 g PROTEIN: 23 g

*Nutritional Information was calculated using myitnesspal, values may vary based off ingredients selected.

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