Over the course of my years here in frosty New England, I've really become a fan of homemade soups to get me through the cold cold months. There's nothing better than a wintry football Sunday where we're all tucked into the house and it's filled with the aroma of a slow-cooking soup simmering away. What's not to love? It's comfort food at it's best and one Sunday's yield can feed us all week long. The newest soup in my recipe collection is a potato-cauliflower-cheese soup that is absolutely delicious! Smooth and creamy, quick and easy, this one's a keeper!
First of all, you only need a handful of easy everyday ingredients - my kind of recipe already!
An onion, a baking potato, one head of cauliflower, 1-2 tablespoons of either butter or oil, 4 cups of chicken stock (vegetable stock is a great substitute too), 1-2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, and 1 cup of cream (depending on preference, you could also substitute milk). Start by heating up your stock pot and dicing up your potato and onion ...
... then melt the butter (or oil) in the pot and add the diced pieces - gently soften/sauté them for about 10 minutes. At the same time, chop the cauliflower into florets - add them into the pot next, along with the chicken stock ...
Bring it to a gentle boil and simmer for about 15+ minutes, until everything in the pot is really soft. At this point, one of these handy tools is your new best friend to purée it all together in a matter of seconds ...
All you have to do is just submerge it into the mixture and the blade whips it into a smooth mix (looks kind of like cream of wheat). At that point, you pour in the cream and toss in the cheese ...
Just stir it all together until the cheese is melted and and it's ready to serve ... I added a sprinkling of cheese in the center of my bowl for a little visual interest ... but no matter what it looks like, it's sooooo delicious, especially with warm bread!
The amounts that I used with this batch could easily feed 8+ ... and around here that that's a few days supply ... easy to reheat too - just warm it in the microwave with a little extra milk mixed in. If you're like me and love the low effort and big payoff of a hearty soup, this one's really worth a try ...
Bon appetit!!
7 comments:
we had soup last night too. . .
Crockpot chicken chili!
I agree nothing like soup on a cold night!
Yum Sloan, I've been craving mashed cauliflower lately! I will definitely try this soon. Thanks :)
-Lisa
YUM! Now all I need is one of those handy tools! Last night we had baked cauliflower...instead of a potato and it was so good. I think we would really like this soup!!
That sounds delicious! I'm going to have to wait until I get rid of these extra pounds from all the Halloween candy before I make something so rich. YUM!!!
Oh I love a bowl of warm soup!
We just had some cream of chicken last night. Dave makes it the first sign of a winter cold and then we freeze big batches to pull out later!
I will have to pass this recipe along to the chef!
Enjoy the day
thanks for the soup nazi flashback...LOVE Seinfeld!!!
No soup for you!
We say that for no reseaon around here. Funny!
Not sure if I like cooked Cauliflower...I guess I could use brocolli, huh?
Love homemade soup.
Keep those recipes coming.
Have a great day!
that looks so yummy! my kiddos don't like soup...weird (and annoying) i know, so i usually get my soup fix at Panera! that is one kitchen tool i don't have!!! need to put that on my santa list!
the fabric i got for the kids playroom is from Joanne's Fabric...do you have one of those? i caught a sale when all the "decorator's fabric" was on sale 50%!
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