Published March 6, 2019. Updated February 6, 2024
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This Cauliflower Soup is one of the best recipes to make with fresh cauliflower! It’s rich and creamy, brimming with veggies and it has the perfect balance of flavors (bring on the cheddar and bacon!). It’s just one of those comforting recipes you’ll want to make time and time again.
Delicious Cauliflower Soup Recipe
This soup is actually very similar to a potato soup. Before telling my kids what kind of soup it was, my daughter was eating it and asked if there were potatoes in it, so it must be close.
I love how the flavor of this soup is simple yet so satisfying. Nothing fancy here just creamy, cheesy homestyle soup!
Creamy Cauliflower Soup without Cream
I love that this soup is nice and creamy but doesn’t have any heavy cream. For best results I do recommend whole milk but in a pinch you can use 1% or 2% just don’t use skim milk.
What Ingredients go into Easy Cauliflower Soup?
- Fresh cauliflower
- Yellow onion
- Carrots
- Celery
- Butter
- Low-sodium chicken broth
- Salt and pepper
- Flour
- Milk
- Sharp cheddar
- Bacon and green onions (optional)
How to Make Cauliflower Soup
- Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute 5 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and cauliflower, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low then cover and simmer until veggies are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile melt remaining butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add flour and cook and whisk constantly 1 minute.
- While whisking slowly pour milk in flour mixture.
- Bring just to a light boil stirring constantly, remove from heat and stir in cheese.
- Once veggies are tender pour milk mixture into soup.
- Serve warm topping each serving with bacon, green onions and more cheese if desired.
Do I Have to Add Cheese?
I think the soup is more one dimensional without the cheese. The cheese does add a nice boost of flavor but this soup can be made without the cheese if you’d prefer.
Looking for a Roasted Cauliflower Soup Recipe?
If you have some extra time for roasting the cauliflower try my other recipe HERE.
Looking for a Healthy Cauliflower Soup Recipe?
Try my Super Easy Cauliflower Vegetable Soup recipe HERE. It uses frozen cauliflower and pre-cut veggies and it’s about as lazy as homemade soup gets.
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Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Such a delicious soup made with lots of cauliflower and veggies. It tastes like potato soup and it's perfectly hearty and creamy. Makes about 8.5 cups.
Servings: 5
Prep10 minutes minutes
Cook25 minutes minutes
Ingredients
- 1 (2 1/4 lb) large head cauliflower, large stem removed and discarded, remaining chopped into small pieces
- 1 small yellow onion, diced (1 cup)
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced (1 cup)
- 2 stalks celery, diced (3/4 cup)
- 5 Tbsp butter, divided
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 4 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup shredded sharp white or yellow cheddar, plus more for serving if desired
- 4 - 6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped (optional)
- 2 green onions, chopped (optional)
Instructions
Melt 1 Tbps butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute 5 minutes.
Add chicken broth and cauliflower, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low then cover and simmer until veggies are tender, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile melt remaining butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook and whisk constantly 1 minute.
While whisking slowly pour milk in flour mixture. Bring just to a light boil stirring constantly, remove from heat and stir in cheese.
Once veggies are tender pour milk mixture into soup. Serve warm topping each serving with bacon, green onions and more cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 448Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat 30g46%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Cholesterol 75mg25%
Sodium 531mg23%
Potassium 1085mg31%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 4065IU81%
Vitamin C 103.3mg125%
Calcium 350mg35%
Iron 1.9mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cauliflower soup
Author: Jaclyn
Recipe and photos updated March 2019, originally shared April 2014.
Categorized:
- Main Dish
- Soups
Tagged:
- bacon
- bay leaves
- carrots
- cauliflower
- celery
- cheddar cheese
- chicken broth
- cream
- green onions
- milk
- onions
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76 Comments
Chrissy
Thank you! I just made this soup and it is amazing! I didn’t have bacon and green onions, so next time I will add that.
Mari Hunziker
Do you use an immersion blender to blend the soup to make it creamy?
Jaclyn
I didn’t but you could for a smoother soup.
Chrissy
Once the cauliflower was cooked and tender I used a wooden spoon and just chopped it in the soup pot – it becomes creamy once the milk mixture is added. Simply delicious!
Cordy Galligan
This was so easy and yummy! Instead of the roux and cheese I sprinkled potato flakes directly into the pureed liquids as a thickener and about 1 cup of heavy cream for richness. Best Cream of Cauliflower I ever had!
Carol B
One of the best (and easiest) soups I have ever made (if you love cauliflower).
Got rave reviews from my good friend and she even asked for the recipe.
Can’t wait to try your Butternut Squash soup.
Almost forgot to mention that I added a small can of sweet
corn to this soup and it worked out delicious.Sky
When it says 1 butter, does that mean 1 tbsp?
Jaclyn
Yes sorry about that, just updated that typo. Thanks Sky!
Cynthia M Maccioli
I cut the cauliflower in 1/2 , blanched the other 1/2 of the cauliflower and froze it. Half a head was more than enough. Then I followed the recipe exactly and it was perfect. That was last week. Making it again today. So good.
Jackie Riggs
Can the soup be frozen?
Jaclyn
It may not thaw very smoothly because of the milk and cheese but other than that it would freeze ok.
shar
Will the cheese mixture harden in the fridge or does the soup stay creamy?
Jaclyn
The soup should stay emulsified and creamy.
Marlene Weiland
Really enjoyed it. Easy to make. Instead of bacon I put two slices of our beef jerky grinded up and it gave it a slightly smoked flavor. Best soup I’m made yet and it was the perfect day for it since we’re snowed in.
Thank you!!
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