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Creamy Cauliflower Soup
5 from 87 votes

Creamy Cauliflower Soup

Creamy Cauliflower Soup combines tender cauliflower, sautéed onions, carrots, and celery with a rich milk and cheese sauce to create a smooth, velvety soup. The flavors blend into a comforting dish that can be garnished with crispy bacon and green onions for added texture and taste. This soup suits times when you want a warm, filling starter or light meal with a balance of fresh vegetables and creamy elements.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Servings: 5
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 (2 1/4 lb) cauliflower large stem removed and discarded, remaining chopped into small pieces, large head
  • 1 onion diced (1 cup, small, yellow
  • 2 carrot peeled and diced (1 cup
  • 2 celery diced (3/4 cup, stalks
  • 5 Tbsp butter divided
  • 3 cups chicken broth low-sodium
  • salt to taste, freshly ground pepper
  • black pepper to taste, freshly ground pepper
  • 4 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups milk whole
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese plus more for serving if desired, shredded sharp white or yellow
  • 4 - 6 lices Bacon cooked and chopped (optional
  • 2 green onion chopped (optional

Instructions

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  1. Melt 1 Tbps butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute 5 minutes. 
  2. Add chicken broth and cauliflower, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low then cover and simmer until veggies are tender, about 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile melt remaining butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook and whisk constantly 1 minute.
  4. While whisking slowly pour milk in flour mixture. Bring just to a light boil stirring constantly, remove from heat and stir in cheese.
  5. Once veggies are tender pour milk mixture into soup. Serve warm topping each serving with bacon, green onions and more cheese if desired.