Recipe: Tasty Cream of Cauliflower & Cheese Soup

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Cream of Cauliflower & Cheese Soup. Add cauliflower, broth, parsley, salt and pepper, basil and tarragon. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the remaining butter. Gradually stir in the milk and whipping cream.

Cream of Cauliflower & Cheese Soup Stir in flour and salt until blended. Melt the butter or margarine in a stockpot over medium high heat. Blend in blender to desired consistency. You can have Cream of Cauliflower & Cheese Soup using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cream of Cauliflower & Cheese Soup

  1. It's 1 head of cauliflower.
  2. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  3. It's 1/2 of red onion diced.
  4. Prepare 1 tsp of minced garlic.
  5. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream.
  6. You need 4 1/2 cup of chicken stock.
  7. Prepare 4 sprigs of thyme chopped.
  8. You need 1 cup of shredded cheese (any type) I used double cheddar.
  9. You need of Fresh ground pepper.
  10. It's Dash of salt.
  11. It's of Chili peppers (Optional for a kick).
  12. Prepare of Chives (Optional for color).

Melt butter in deep skillet and add flour. Gradually add milk while whisking until thick. Add all and season to taste. Put cauliflower into a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

Cream of Cauliflower & Cheese Soup instructions

  1. Prep your cauliflower into small pieces removing leaves & stock.
  2. Pour olive oil in medium pot with garlic and saute for few minutes then add chicken stock, heavy cream & cauliflower and simmer.
  3. Add chopped thyme, pepper & salt then bring pot to a small boil to fully cook cauliflower pieces.
  4. When fully cooked use a blender/ immersion blender to cream up the soup then add shredded cheese stir until melted then serve.

Cover with water and bring to boiling. Do not overcook or the final product will be mushy. Add milk, butter, salt, and pepper to the saucepan with the cauliflower. Make the cauliflower and sauce following the instructions and then transfer the mixture to the prepared casserole. Remove from the heat; stir in the cauliflower, bacon, salt, pepper and cayenne.