Slow Cooker Cheesy Burger Flavored Soup

Slow Cooker Cheesy Burger Flavored Soup
Ingredients:
½ white onion, diced
2 tsp garlic, freshly minced
1 can diced tomatoes, do not drain
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
2 tbsp pickle relish
3 cups beef broth
2 tsp yellow mustard
8 ounces bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces frozen Southern Style hash browns
1 ½ cups Cheddar Cheese, freshly shredded
Slow Cooker Cheesy Burger Flavored Soup:
In a large skillet, place and crumble the ground beef. Add in the frozen Southern Style hash browns, and onion.
Drain any fat off the meat
Spoon in the garlic and saute until fragrant
Remove from the heat and spoon the meat into the slow cooker
Add the diced tomatoes with the juice, mustard, pickle relish and Worcestershire Sauce
Stir to combine
Season with salt and pepper and stir again
Add in the Beef broth and cover
Set the slow cooker on high and cook for 3 hours, if setting is low cook for 6 hours
Remove the lid and add in the shredded cheese and the heavy cream
Replace the cover and cook for an additional hour
Stir in the bacon