Bacon Mushroom Cheeseburger Soup

• 8 slices Thick Cut Bacon
• 2 pounds Lean Ground Beef
• 2 Tablespoons Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 4 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 whole Large Onion, Chopped
• 16 ounces, weight Button Mushrooms, Sliced
• 4 whole Garlic, Minced
• 6 cups Reduced Sodium Beef Broth (chicken Broth Is Also Good, But My Family Prefers The Beef)
• 2 cans (14.5 Oz. Cans) Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Undrained
• 2 cans (10.75 Oz. Cans) Cheddar Cheese Soup
• 2 cups Half-and-half
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/4 cups Ketchup
• 1 Tablespoon Prepared Mustard
• 1 teaspoon Cumin
• 1 teaspoon Medium Hot Chili Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Garlic Powder
• 1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1/2 cups Light Sour Cream
• 1 jar Dill Pickle Chips, To Garnish Each Bowl With A Few Pickle Chips (optional)
• 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Optional Garnish
• 12 whole Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls, Sliced
• 6 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 teaspoon Penzeys Sandwich Sprinkle, Or Your Own Favorite Garlic Seasoning Salt

1. In a heavy pot with tall sides (a small to medium sized stock pot works great) over medium heat, fry the bacon. Remove bacon to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain. Let cool, then roughly chop it and set aside.
2. Drain the bacon grease and return pot to the burner. Add the ground beef, breaking it into smaller chunks as you cook it. Sprinkle with Lipton Onion Soup mix and stir. Once the hamburger is thoroughly browned, remove to another plate lined with a paper towel to drain. Set aside.
3. Drain any hamburger grease from the pot and add the butter. Once it is mostly melted, add the onion, mushrooms, and garlic. Stir well. Cook until thoroughly softened, about 15 minutes.
4. Then add the browned hamburger back to the pot, followed by the beef broth, tomatoes, cheddar cheese soup, half and half, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, Lawry's salt, and black pepper. Let the soup heat up as you occasionally stir it. Once hot, stir in the sour cream and chopped bacon. Let it cook another minute or so, then you are ready!
5. Serve with a garnishing of dill pickle chips and shredded cheddar cheese, with toasted garlic buns for dipping.
6. For the toasted garlic buns...lightly butter the cut sides of each dinner roll. Sprinkle lightly with Penzeys Sandwich Sprinkle. Grill the bread, cut/buttered side down, on a grill pan or griddle over medium-high heat until nicely browned.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/soups/bacon-mushroom-cheeseburger-soup/ (may not work)