Best Cauliflower Cheese Soup Recipes

CAULIFLOWER BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the cauliflower, broccoli, onion and carrot in butter until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1-1/4 cups milk, bouillon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally., Combine the flour and remaining milk until smooth; add to saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat; add cheese and stir until melted. Serve immediately.

CAULIFLOWER-CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water, cauliflower, potatoes, celery, carrots, and onion. Boil for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Set aside.
• Melt butter in separate saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in milk. Return to heat, and cook until thickened. Stir in vegetables with cooking liquid, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheese until melted, and remove from heat.

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Tip in the onion and cook until softened, about 5 mins, stirring often. Add the cauliflower, potato, stock, milk and seasoning. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and leave to simmer for about 30 mins until the cauliflower is soft and the potato almost collapsing.
• Whizz in a food processor or crush with a potato masher until you get a creamy, thick soup. Top up with more milk to thin a little if serving in mugs. You can make ahead up to 2 days in advance, cool, cover and leave in the fridge until needed, or freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to serve, warm through, ladle into mugs or bowls, top with the cheese pieces, then stir through before eating.

CAULIFLOWER AND WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut cauliflower heads into florets.
• Fill a large saucepan 3/4 full with water, salt the water lightly and bring water to a boil. Add 1/2 of the cauliflower florets to the boiling water; boil until tender. Drain well.
• Melt butter in a 4 quart soup pot over a medium-low heat. Saute the onion and garlic in the butter until the onion is tender. Pour in the vegetable stock and unboiled cauliflower florets. Mix in nutmeg and bring the mixture to a boil; boil until cauliflower is tender. Remove pot from heat to cool.
• Use an electric blender to blend the soup-onion-cauliflower mixture until smooth (blend the mixture 2 cups at a time). Place the blended soup back in the 4 quart soup pot and heat over a medium-low heat. Pour milk into the pot and stir well. When the mixture is simmering, mix in the cooked florets and 1 1/2 cup of cheese. Stir until cheese melts and the soup has thickened. Serve hot, season with sprinkles of cheese and black pepper to taste. .

CREAMY BROCCOLI CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, melt butter; add shallots and sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add flour and whisk briskly to form a roux. Slowly stir in broth.
• Add potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower and spices. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until all veggies are very tender.
• Using an immersion blender/blender/food processor, puree to desired consistency.
• Return to pot over med-low heat and stir in cheeses and milk. Stir often until cheese is melted.
• Serve.

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Place cauliflower into the bowl of a food processor and blend until finely chopped.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add carrots, celery, and onion. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and continue to cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Pour in broth and cauliflower; increase heat to high. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk milk in slowly and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add Cheddar cheese slowly until completely combined.
• Pour broth from cauliflower mixture into an electric blender and puree to your desired consistency. Return to the saucepan. Pour cheese sauce into soup and stir well to combine.
• Serve in bowls and garnish with additional Cheddar cheese, if desired.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Place cauliflower flowerets, chopped onion, and garlic in a large pot. Pour in just enough water to almost cover (but not quite) cover the cauliflower. Add boullion cubes and bring to a boil; cook until cauliflower is very tender -- about 10-12 minutes.
• Lower heat medium.
• Add in cream cheese and half and half; stir well. Add in salt, pepper, paprika and parsley; stir and heat through.
• Add in shredded cheese; stir frequently until heated through and cheese is melted.
• Remove from heat. Puree in batches in blender or food processor. Serve.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER CHEESE & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot add oil and butter and melt.
• Saute onion, leek, garlic, thyme and basil until softened.
• Add potato and cauliflower and toss through.
• Add vegetable stock and bay leaves and cook for around 40 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Blend half the soup in a blender or with a hand held blitzer.
• Mash with a potato masher the other half of the soup.
• Add the blended half of the soup back with the mashed soup.
• Return to heat and add the cheese. Stir till dissolved (this wont take long so dont leave it too long).
• Add the cream and stir through.
• To top with toast:.
• Slice a baguette into thin slices.
• Cover the slices with slices of gruyere cheese (if you dont have gruyere, then use cheddar or whatever cheese suits you).
• Bake the slices in the oven for about 5 minutes at 180 until the cheese has melted.
• If the slices are too big for the soup, quarter them or half them.
• Serve on top of the soup.

BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• Add sausage and sauté until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon, remove sausage from pan.
• Add onions and 1 teaspoon of caraway seeds.
• Sprinkle with pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium low and cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix in potatoes.
• Add broth and bay leaf.
• Simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally and breaking up potatoes with spoon, about 25 minutes.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead, cover and refrigerate sausage and soup separately. Bring soup to simmer over medium heat before continuing). Add broccoli and cauliflower to soup and simmer until just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream and sausage, simmer until heated through.
• Add cheese and mix until melted.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Sprinkle with caraway seeds and serve.

BROCCOLI-CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first five ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add broccoli and cauliflower; cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. , Stir in the soup, cheese, thyme and pepper; simmer for 20 minutes, or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

EASY SLOW COOKER CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine cauliflower, Cheddar cheese, onion, mustard, bay leaves, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker. Pour in hot chicken broth.
• Cook on High until flavors are well combined, about 4 hours. Remove bay leaves. Pour mixture into a blender. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; blend until smooth.

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and roughly chop the carrots.
• Slice the celery.
• Peel and roughly chop the onions.
• Peel and slice the garlic.
• Cut the cauliflower into 1.5cm slices.
• Put a large pan on medium heat and add 2tb olive oil.
• Add all your chopped and sliced ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon.
• Cook for around 10 minutes with the lid askew, until the carrots have softened but are still holding their shape, and the onion is lightly golden.
• Grate the cheddar into a bowl and put to one side for later.
• Put the stock cubes into a jug or pan and pour in 1.8 litres of boiling water from the kettle.
• Stir until the stock cubes are dissolved, then add the vegetables.
• Give the soup a good stir and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Season with salt and pepper and add the cheese and mustard.
• Using a hand blender or liquidizer, pulse the soup until silky smooth.
• Divide between your serving bowls and grate over some nutmeg, if you like.
• If you want to dress it up a bit, top it with some lightly fried crispy bacon.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Saute the garlic and leek in butter until translucent.
• Pour in vegetable broth; add cauliflower florets.
• Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 10-15 minutes until cauliflower is crisp-tender.
• Transfer 1 cup of broth to bowl; whisk in cornstarch or potato starch flour to make a slurry; set aside.
• Using an immersion blender, puree the soup in the pot until creamy.
• Whisk the slurry into the pot and heat; fold in blue cheese and parsley.
• Simmer for an additional 5 - 10 minutes.
• Garnish with bacon crumbles and additional blue cheese to serve.

CURRY CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat, melt butter; add onion, celery, carrot and garlic. Sautee 5-7 minutes or until softened (do not let garlic burn).
• Add broth, wine, cauliflower, curry powder, white pepper and sugar to the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook for 10-12 minutes or until all vegetables are very soft.
• Puree using an immersion blender, or blender/food processor until smooth; should be fairly thick.
• Return to pot on low heat, and stir in the light cream and cheese. Stir until heated through and cheese is melted.
• Salt to taste.
• Serve.

CREAMY CAULIFLOWER & GOAT CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in cauliflower and potato; cook and stir 4-5 minutes., Stir in broth, mustard and white pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; stir in cream and cheese. Cool slightly., Process soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Return all to pan. Stir in dill; heat through. If desired, top with chives, lemon peel, dill and croutons.

CAULIFLOWER-CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan.
• simmer cauliflower in chicken broth until slightly softened, and set aside, leaving in broth.
• Saute onions in melted butter until soft.
• Season with pepper, add flour, and continue to cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add flour mixture to cauliflower and chicken broth, and stir carefully so that cauliflower doesn't break up.
• Add milk and bouillon granules.
• Increase heat, and cook until thickened and starting to boil.
• Reduce, heat, and add cheese by handfuls, mixing between each addition, stirring until melted and combined.
• Do not allow to boil after adding cheese.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH BLUE CHEESE FRITTERS

Steps:

• Stir 1/4 cup water, 2 tablespoons butter, and salt together in a pot; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and whisk flour into butter mixture until a paste-like dough forms, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer dough to a bowl to cool, 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk egg into cooled dough until completely incorporated. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt in hot butter until onion is soft and translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add cauliflower, 2 cups water, and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until cauliflower is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Puree soup using an immersion/stick blender until smooth. Stir cream, nutmeg, cayenne, and a pinch of salt into soup. Reduce heat to low to keep soup warm while making the fritters.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fold crumbled blue cheese into chilled fritter batter until cheese is coated with dough. Spoon dough into a teaspoon and transfer to a second teaspoon to form a fritter. Drop fritters into oil and cook in the preheated oil until the outside is golden brown and cheese is melted on the inside, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls and top with fritters and chives.

TWO CHEESE POTATO & CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter or olive oil in saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onions, cook and stir 4 minutes or until onions are transparent.
• Add garlic, cook and stir for 15 seconds.
• Add milk (or broth), potatoes, cauliflower, salt and red pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover tightly and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Use a hand held blender or transfer to a regular blender in batches and process til smooth. Reduce to medium heat, heat until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat.
• Add cheeses into soup and stir until melted.

LENTIL SOUP WITH CAULIFLOWER AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes. Add lentils and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in cauliflower, increase heat to medium-high, and simmer just until cauliflower is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove thyme; season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat broiler with rack 6 inches from heating element. Divide soup among 4 broilerproof ramekins or soup bowls. Top with cheese and broil until golden and bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Garnish with thyme and serve immediately.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH GRUYERE CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• Add leeks, onions, celery, garlic and thyme and saute until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add cauliflower and saute until just soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add chicken broth.
• Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer 16 minutes.
• Add cream and simmer 15 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth.
• Return soup to pot and bring to simmer.
• Whisk in Gruyere cheese and cayenne.
• Season soup to taste wtih salt and pepper.
• Ladle inot bowls.
• Sprinknle with chives, if desired, and serve.