So it’s Monday again and time for my weekly “Cook At Home Day” feature. We’re still having unusually cool weather here in Florida which is hard to believe. We should be in the 70s by this time but still hovering in the 50s! Anyway, it looks like it will be another good week for some soup. Here is a nice recipe for something a little bit different – featuring cauliflower! I like the fact you can cook it in the crockpot which makes another one of those “fuss free” dinners.
Ingredients:
1 large head of cauliflower broken into florets
2 C chicken broth
2 T chicken bouillon granules
2 C half and half
2 C milk
1 carrot, shredded
1 bay leaf
1/4 t garlic powder
1/2 C instant mashed potato flakes
1 (8 oz) pkg. cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions::
Place the cauliflower, broth and bouillon granules into a large soup pot over high heat. Bring the mixture to a brisk boil. Place the heat on low, cover and simmer for 25 minutes or until the cauliflower is fork tender. Remove the cauliflower from the pot and mash with a potato masher. Pour the broth mixture into the crock pot and then add the mashed cauliflower. Pour the cream and milk into the crock pot. Add the shredded carrots, bay leaf and garlic powder. Stir to combine the ingredients together well. Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 3 hours. Stir the potato flakes into the crock pot, cover and continue cooking on low for 40 minutes or until the soup is a thick as you like. Remove the bay leaf. Place the soup, in batches, into the blender and blend until very smooth. Return the blended soup to the crock pot. Sprinkle in the cheese and stir to incorporate. Recover and continue cooking 15 to 20 minutes or until the cheese has completely melted into the soup.
I am going to be serving this with a salad and some french bread.
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Crock pots are invaluable–and I think they save energy too!
Great recipe
Ola!
Welcome to the group!
And thanks for the link
I’m still contemplating about buying a crock pot. Your recipe is another tick on the pro column.
Cheers,
Bytta
Thanks for the include! And I love “fuss free” crock pot recipes so I’m going to have to try this!
Kita