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                    Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1/2 pound lean ground beef  |  
                                                1/2 cup chopped onion  |  
                                                3/4 cup shredded carrots  |  
                                                3/4 cup chopped celery  |  
                                                1 teaspoon dried basil  |  
                                                1 teaspoon dried parsley  |  
                                                3 tablespoons butter or margarine  |  
                                                6 cups chicken broth  |  
                                                2 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced  |  
                                                1/4 cup all-purpose flour  |  
                                                3/4 pound processed american cheese, cubed  |  
                                                1 1/2 cups milk  |  
                                                3/4 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon pepper  |  
                                                1/2 cup sour cream  |  
                                                8 hotdog buns  |  
                                                4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted  |  
                                                hot sauce, to taste  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Cook ground beef in a large stock pot over medium-high heat about 3 minutes, stirring until meat crumbles. Add onions and next 4 ingredients and sauté 4 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Drain well. 2. Stir in chicken broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 to 12 minutes or until potatoes are tender. 3. Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until flour is lightly browned. Whisk flour mixture into simmering beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 6 minutes or until thickened. 4. Whisk in cheese and next 3 ingredients, just until cheese melts. 5. Separate hotdog buns in half; brush each half with melted butter. Cut each piece in half lengthwise and widthwise. Bake at 400°, buttered side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately with soup. 6. Tracey Maxwell 7. Lillie Liles Road 8. Wake Forest, NC 27587                              | 
                         
                         
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