Cauliflower Chowder

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Cauliflower has never been one of my favorite vegetables. I don’t usually buy it, but when I do, I feel like it’s such a challenge to actually eat it. When I found a recipe for Cauliflower Chowder, I decided to buy a head of cauliflower (it was even organic!). We used it all up in the same recipe and the recipe turned out great!

cauliflower chowder garnished with bacon

This Cauliflower Chowder reminds me a lot of THIS Creamy Potato Soup, which I absolutely love.

Cauliflower Chowder Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 4-5 slices bacon
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and diced
  • 2-3 stalks celery, diced
  • 1 head cauliflower, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 C. flour
  • 4 C. low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 C. 2% milk
  • kosher salt and black pepper to taste
  • optional: grated cheese and/or fresh parsley to garnish (along with the bacon)

Instructions:

  1. Heat a large soup pot to medium-high heat. Put the bacon in there and cook until crispy, about 7 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-covered plate. Set aside. Remove bacon grease, but leave about 1 or 1 1/2 Tbsp. of the grease in the pot. cauliflower chowder with bacon
  2. Add chopped onions, garlic, carrots, and celery to the bacon grease. Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, or until onions become translucent.
  3. Stir in the roughly chopped cauliflower and cook for about another 5 minutes. cauliflower soup recipe
  4. Sprinkle flour on top, and stir in for about 1 minute. Then slowly stir in the chicken broth and milk. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer about 20 minutes, or until cauliflower is tender.
  5. Carefully blend about 1/4 of the soup and add it back into the soup pot. This just helps the soup get nice and creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Serve garnished with crumbled bacon, grated cheese, and/or chopped fresh parsley.

We served this cauliflower chowder with EASY GARLIC BREADSTICKS on the side.

healthy cauliflower chowder recipe

*Inspired by THIS recipe.

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