Weight Watchers Slow-cooker Cheeseburger Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• cooking spray
• 1 medium garlic clove, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium celery rib, chopped
• 1 lb uncooked lean ground beef (with 7% fat)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups canned chicken broth, divided
• 1 cup low-fat evaporated milk
• 8 ounces kraft velveeta reduced fat cheese product, cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 24 baked corn tortilla chips, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat for about 30 seconds.
• 2 add garlic, onion and celery to skillet; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• 3 coat a 3-quart or larger slow cooker with cooking spray; spoon in vegetables.
• 4 place same skillet over medium-high heat and brown beef, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon as it cooks, about 5 to 6 minutes; pour off any liquid and add meat to slow cooker.
• 5 in a small cup, combine flour and 1/2 cup of broth; stir until lump-free.
• 6 pour flour mixture into same skillet; add remaining 2 1/2 cups of broth.
• 7 bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits in bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon, and then pour into slow cooker; stir in evaporated milk, cheese, paprika, salt and pepper.
• 8 cover slow cooker and cook on low setting for 2 hours.
• 9 serve soup topped with crumbled chips.
• 10 yields about 3/4 cup of soup and 3 tablespoons of chips per serving.
• 11 note: if the soup cooks too long, the cheese could separate.
• 12 if that happens, combine 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup of soup in a cup; stir to a paste.
• 13 stir flour mixture back into soup in slow cooker; cover and cook on low setting for 10 to 15 minutes (does not affect points values).