Cream Of Cauliflower Soup With Bacon Recipes

CREAMY CAULIFLOWER AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Place cauliflower in a steamer basket; place in a large saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Cool slightly., Place cauliflower and 1/2 cup cream in a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Transfer to a large saucepan., Stir in the cheese, salt, nutmeg, pepper and remaining cream. Add enough water to reach desired consistency; heat through. Sprinkle each serving with bacon.

CAULIFLOWER AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Heat large pot or dutch oven on medium heat, then add bacon to the pan and cook for a few minutes, stirring regularly, until bacon is crisp. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Leave the bacon grease in the pot.
• Add onion and garlic and sauté until onion is soft and translucent.
• Add potato, cauliflower and stock to the pot. Cover pot partially, bring to boil then turn down to simmer for 20-25 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked.
• Add 3/4 of the bacon bits to the pot (reserving the rest for serving). Puree the soup using either a stick blender or food processor and process until smooth.
• Return soup to pot and place on medium heat. If the soup is too thick, add some more stock. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until soup is heated through.
• Remove from heat, season the soup to taste salt and mix cream through.
• Serve immediately, garnished with the remaining bacon bits, some sprinkled black pepper, shredded cheese and crusty bread, if desired.

BACON-CHEDDAR CAULIFLOWER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet and over medium heat, turning occasionally, until crispy, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon, leaving bacon grease in the skillet. Crumble bacon when cool to the touch.
• Add celery and garlic to the skillet and cook in the bacon grease until celery is tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cauliflower, water, and onion powder; cover skillet to steam cauliflower. Cook, stirring every so often, until cauliflower is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add milk, 1 3/4 cups chicken broth, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, whisk flour into the remaining chicken broth in a small bowl and drizzle into the boiling chowder. Add Cheddar cheese and 1/2 of the crumbled bacon. Stir until smooth and cheese has melted.
• Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Ladle into bowls and top with remaining bacon.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH BACON GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in the hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and salt, and stir for 1 minute. Stir in potato, cauliflower, chicken broth, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until cauliflower is tender and potatoes are easily smashed against the side of the pot, about 30 minutes.
• Puree the soup using an immersion blender until smooth. Reduce heat to low, season with cayenne pepper and salt. Pour in cream and stir until warmed. Season with more salt if needed.
• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer cooked bacon to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Toss breadcrumbs in the remaining bacon grease in the skillet, and cook over low heat until toasted and crisp. Stir in cheese and continue to cook until melted. Transfer to a bowl and cool to room temperature. Stir in bacon, lemon zest, and parsley. Toss to coat.
• Serve soup garnished with bacon gremolata over the top.

WINNING CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, carrots, celery and garlic in 1/4 cup butter until tender. Add cauliflower, broth, parsley, salt and pepper, basil and tarragon. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 30 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the remaining butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the milk and whipping cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Add to cauliflower mixture. Cook until thickened, stirring frequently, 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream. Garnish with tarragon if desired.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 5 min. or until softened. Add cauliflower and thyme; cook and stir 2 min.
• Add bouillon cubes, water and pepper; bring to boil. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 30 min.
• Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Use immersion blender to process soup until smooth.
• Add cream cheese product; cook on medium heat 2 to 3 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and soup is well blended.
• Sprinkle with bacon and crushed croutons.