It’s always soup season in my house and one of my favorite ways to use up a cauliflower from my fridge is in this Cheesy Cream of Cauliflower Soup. It’s also super easy to make low carb as well!
I guess by now you’re fully aware that I love soup. It’s kind of hard to keep any sort of secret around here when you tend to blog everything you eat, do, buy, think…..the list goes on and on.
I have made this cauliflower soup before, eaten it and loved it, but totally lost the pictures to it. This isn’t something new in the land of food blogging, folks,we lose pictures all the time. I’ll get into that again sometime, but I made this soup years ago and never blogged it due to those lost pictures.
To make this soup low carb, simply stir in ONLY the cheese at the end, omitting the flour. You can also then use 1/2 cup of whipping cream instead of the cup of milk at the end, and no flour. It works out great!
How to Make Slow Cooker Cauliflower Soup
This cream of cauliflower soup isn’t full of amazing spices, or fancy additions, it’s just plain ol’ cauliflower goodness with cheese added to it, because everything is better with cheese in it, yes? You simmer the cauliflower for hours in a simple vegetable broth, then at the end make a roux (white sauce) with some cheese melted into it and voila. You have an amazing supper.
How to Make Cauliflower Soup in the Instant Pot
Since I have made this recipe countless times over the years, I’ve now moved to making it in the instant pot!
- Place the cauliflower, broth and diced onion into a your Instant pot.
- Close the lid and cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
- Let the instant pot release naturally, then open the lid carefully.
- In a medium size pot over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour until it’s combined. stir in the milk making sure that the milk is absorbed into the flour without making it lumpy. Eventually the mixture will be smooth.
- When all of the milk has been added and the mixture is smooth, add in the cheese and stir until melted.Puree with an immersion blender if you want a smooth soup.
- Whisk in your milk/cheese sauce into the Instant Pot, then turn the instant pot on saute and let simmer for a few minutes, stirring, until the roux thickens up the soup.
- Serve and enjoy.
Happy cooking everyone! This is a great recipe for those that have a cauliflower in the fridge that is juuuuust on the edge of expiry, that’s usually how this soup comes about in my house! IF you are looking for another cauliflower recipes, try my Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower, it’s another great low carb cauliflower recipe!
Love,
Karlynn
Cheesy Cream of Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
- 1 head of cauliflower washed coarsely chopped
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup diced white onion
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1-2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Place the cauliflower, broth and diced onion into a large crockpot.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours, or until the cauliflower is soft and cooked through.
- In a medium size pot over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour until it’s combined; it will be all clumped together, this is ok.
- Next, little by little, stir in the milk making sure that the milk is absorbed into the flour without making it lumpy. Eventually the mixture will be smooth.
- When all of the milk has been added and the mixture is smooth, add in the cheese and stir until melted.
- Move the cauliflower to one side of the pot so there is a soup surface to mix in. Alternatively, use a hand blender to puree the soup so that there are no cauliflower pieces, you can have a chunky or a smooth soup.
- Whisk in your milk/cheese sauce into the crockpot.
- Cook for another 15-20 minutes or so, stirring occasionally so there isn’t a skin on the surface. Serve and enjoy!
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Ligia Cadena says
I have a suggestion, instead of using flour to give the consistency add a couple of small potatoes to the cauliflower and broth.
By the way, I love your recipes you always give good suggestions to improve the final consistency. Thanks a lot!!!
Karlynn says
Oh that’s another great idea Ligia!!! Thanks for sharing!
Mike Johnston says
This stuff is so good!