Bacon Cheeseburger Soup

Ingredients:

1/2 to 3/4 pound bacon
1 and 1/2 to 2 pounds ground beef
4 cups yukon gold potatoes (6 medium)
1 medium carrot shredded
1 medium onion chopped
1 rib of celery chopped (optional)
2 garlic cloves chopped
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 jalapeño chile (optional)
3 cups water
2 Tablespoons and 2 teaspoons beef bouillon
salt & pepper to taste
5 cups milk divided
6 Tablespoons all purpose flour
16 ounces Velveeta
2 tomatoes chopped

Cook bacon till crisp, then brown your ground beef.
Set that aside.
In pot add your potatoes, carrot, onion, celery, green bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic, jalapeño and water.
Boil till the potatoes are done.
Add your ground beef and black pepper and 4 cups milk and bring back to a boil.
Mix your 1 cup of milk with the four.
Add that to your boiling soup, allow to thicken.
Add your cubed Velveeta and your tomatoes.

Serve topped with your bacon and some parsley or green onion tops