Cauliflower And Potato Soup With Cheddar Cheese Recipes

CAULIFLOWER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a medium pot over medium heat until crispy and browned. Remove the bacon leaving the fat in the pot.
• Stir in the onions and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook one minute more.
• Add chicken broth, milk, potatoes and cauliflower. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until vegetables are tender.
• Remove about 1 cup of vegetables, chop, and set aside. Blend soup with a hand blender and bring back to a boil.
• Combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Stir into simmering soup to thicken (add more if needed).
• Remove from heat and stir in chopped vegetables and cheese. Season to taste with salt & pepper.
• Top with crispy bacon and serve.

CHEESY CAULIFLOWER AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the onion and add it to a soup pot along with the olive oil. Sauté the onion over medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until softened.
• Peel and dice the potatoes into 1-inch cubes. Cut the cauliflower into small florets. Add the cubed potatoes and cauliflower florets to the soup pot along with the vegetable broth. Place a lid on top, turn the heat up to high, and bring the pot up to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and let it simmer for about 20 minutes, or until the potatoes and cauliflower are extremely soft.
• Add the evaporated milk to the soup. Use an immersion blender to purée the mixture, or allow it to cool slightly, then transfer the soup in batches to a blender to purée. Blending hot liquids is extremely dangerous, so make sure to let it cool until warm first (adding the evaporated milk will help bring the temperature down), and drape a towel over the lid of the blender as added protection against unintended splatter.
• Once the soup is puréed, season with smoked paprika, salt, and freshly cracked pepper (10-15 cranks of a pepper mill). The amount of salt needed will vary, depending on the salt content of the broth used.
• Place the soup back over medium heat and allow it to heat through. Once hot, begin stirring in the cheese, one handful at a time, until it has fully melted into the soup.
• Serve the Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Soup with sliced green onions on top.

CAULIFLOWER AND POTATO SOUP WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, chopped celery, cauliflower, potatoes, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 8 to 10 minutes. Add 4 to 5 cups of chicken broth , or enough to cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 25 to 35 minutes until vegetables are very tender.
• Stir in the cream, cheese, Worcestershire sauce, nutmeg, cayenne, and pepper.
• Using a blender, purée the soup in about 4 batches until smooth. You could also use an immersion/handheld blender right in the pan. Return the puréed soup to the stovetop and heat through, adding more chicken broth if a thinner soup is desired. Taste and add salt, as needed.
• Garnish the soup with a drizzling of extra virgin olive oil, or a chili or garlic infused olive oil. It would also be delicious with flavored croutons, fresh chopped chives, a little diced cooked bacon, or a swirl of sour cream or roasted red pepper puree.

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.

CAULIFLOWER CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine cauliflower, onion, broth and bouillon. Cover and cook over medium heat until vegetables are tender., Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in cheese until melted. Add seasonings. Pour into cauliflower mixture. Simmer slowly for 30 minutes (do not boil). If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

SCALLOPED POTATOES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a large casserole dish.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine the Cheddar cheese soup, onions and black pepper.
• Slice the potato into 1/4 inch slices. Arrange one layer of sliced potatoes in the bottom of the casserole dish. Spoon one layer of soup over the potatoes. Arrange another layer of potatoes and then more soup. Continue layering until all of the ingredients have been used. Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese over the top of the casserole.
• Bake until the cheese is bubbly and the potatoes fully cooked; approximately 45 minutes.

POTATO CHEDDAR SOUP WITH BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven cook onions in hot oil and butter until soft and golden brown.
• Add garlic and continue cooking.
• Add potatoes, carrots, and chicken stock.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, separate broccoli into small flowerets (reserve) and tender stems, discarding tough stems.
• Coarsely chop tender stems.
• Core and separate cauliflower into small flowerets.
• Add broccoli stems and cauliflower to potato mixture.
• Cover; simmer 45 minutes.
• Add broccoli flowerets and cook, covered, for 15 minutes more.
• Add milk, cream, cheese, salt, and pepper to vegetable mixture.
• Lightly puree with a potato masher until coarsely blended to desired texture.
• Add water, if needed, to desired consistency.
• Note: I use an immersible blender.