Keto Low-Carb Cheeseburger Soup is a quick and easy one-pot dinner recipe. The ingredients include ground beef, cheddar cheese, cauliflower, and cream cheese. Load it up with crunchy bacon, pickles, and tomatoes if you wish. This healthy hamburger recipe is perfect for meal prep and leftovers.
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This post was originally published in 2019. It has since been updated.
Is cheeseburger soup keto and low carb? Most recipes call for potatoes. This recipe is prepared without potatoes and uses cauliflower instead.
There are 439 calories in this soup.
How to Make Cheeseburger Soup
- If you want to make this a one-pot meal, use a Dutch oven. Brown the ground beef with salt and pepper. Drain the beef and remove it from the pot.
- Saute onions and butter.
- Add in chicken broth, fresh cauliflower, Worcestershire sauce, Italian Seasoning, dried mustard, and garlic powder.
- Seal the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Open the pot and add shredded cheese, cream cheese, and heavy cream.
- Stir and serve.
How to Thicken
I like for my soups to be really thick. I use 2 ounces of cream cheese in this recipe and that helps.
I also use xanthan gum to thicken. Once the heavy whipping cream and cheese has been added to the soup. Place 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum and a couple of tablespoons of soup in a small bowl and stir.
The mixture will thicken. Stir until it’s no longer clumpy. Pour it into the pot and stir. The soup will thicken.
What Can You Use to Substitute Cauliflower?
You can substitute with radishes or omit the cauliflower.
What to Serve and Goes Well With the Soup
I love to load the soup up with toppings. This also helps with meal prep so the soup does not get boring day after day.
Cooked and crumbled bacon, diced tomatoes, shredded cheese, chopped pickles, and shredded lettuce will work well.
You can also serve the soup with fresh Keto Biscuits.
Topping Ideas
- Pickles
- Cooked and Crumbled Bacon
- Sliced Tomatoes
- Sliced Avocado
- Shredded Cheese
How Long It Will Last in the Fridge
Store the soup in a sealable container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Freezer Tips
You can freeze the soup for up to 6 months, but because it has cheese and cream, the dairy will likely separate once frozen. In general, creamy soups with dairy aren’t the best to freeze if you want the texture to stay the same. You can read more about the Types of Soups You Can and Can’t Freeze here.
More Keto Soup Recipes
Keto Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Keto Zuppa Toscana Soup
Keto Chicken Zoodle Soup
Keto Low Carb Chili
Keto Cauliflower Soup
Buffalo Chicken Soup
Keto Taco Soup
If you have tried my popular Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole, you will love this dish! You may also enjoy Keto Philly Cheesesteak Casserole, Keto Shrimp Alfredo, and Keto Low-Carb Bacon Egg and Cheese Casserole.
Keto Low-Carb Cheeseburger Soup
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef I use organic, grass-fed.
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup diced onions
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cups chopped, fresh cauliflower
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning I love to use a good amount, you can start with 1/2 a tablespoon and add more to fit your taste preference.
- 1 tablespoon dried, ground mustard
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2-3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum Optional for thickening
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, I use a Dutch oven, brown the ground beef on medium-high heat with salt and pepper to taste.
- Use a meat chopper to break down the ground beef. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the beef is no longer pink. Drain the excess fat and set the beef aside.
- Add the butter and onions to the pot on medium-high heat. Cook until the onions are translucent and fragrant and the butter has melted.
- Add in the chicken broth, cauliflower, worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, Italian Seasoning, dried mustard and stir. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 15 minutes until the cauliflower is soft and can be pierced with a fork.
- Uncover the pot and add the cooked ground beef, heavy cream, cream cheese, and shredded cheese. Stir.
- For thick soup: Scoop out a couple of tablespoons of the soup and add it to the bowl with the xanthan gum. Stir the mixture until its thick and no longer clumpy, then add the mixture back to the pot. Stir the soup. This will thicken up the soup.
Topping Ideas
- Cooked bacon, diced tomatoes, shredded cheese, chopped pickles.
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Notes
- I like to buy a block of cheddar cheese and grate it on my own. I don’t buy pre-shredded cheese because it has processed chemicals and does not melt as well.
- You can substitute cauliflower for radishes.
- If you would like more mustard taste, add more dried mustard and taste repeatedly.
Emily
Sunday 25th of July 2021
Our family absolutely loves this recipe! I have made some substitutions as I just don’t tolerate the cream cheese and heavy whipping cream. I omit both and substitute the heavy whipping cream with just a cup of half and half and we love it. That might not make it as keto but it’s the way we love to eat it. The low carbs is good for my gestational diabetes
Dara
Sunday 21st of March 2021
Such a great recipe! This is on my dinner rotation at least a couple times a month. Shredding the cheese was a game changer. Thanks for another great recipe!
staysnatched
Monday 22nd of March 2021
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Tasha
Friday 19th of March 2021
This is one of the most delicious things I have ever made. I bought the keto meal plan and made this first. I've made it so many times since then and am constantly being asked to make it again. It's become a staple in my home.
My only complaint is it is TOO GOOD. It's so hard to practice self-restraint and not go back for seconds and thirds!
staysnatched
Friday 19th of March 2021
Ha. I love that!
Lynn
Wednesday 24th of February 2021
I don’t see the nutrition breakdown, could you add please.
staysnatched
Wednesday 24th of February 2021
It’s already there in the recipe card. You missed it.
Lyndi Munro
Tuesday 26th of January 2021
This recipe was perfect for a low carb meal on a cold winter day. It was hearty and filling and tasted great. I didn't add any of the toppings (bacon, pickles or tomatoes) and it was still fantastic. Both my husband and I had seconds!
staysnatched
Wednesday 3rd of February 2021
Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed the soup.