Wisconsin Cauliflower Cheese Soup Recipes

WISCONSIN CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan melt butter.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery, cook until tender.
• Stir in flour, cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until bubbly.
• Stir in baking soda.
• Gradually stir in milk, and broth, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring until mixture thickens slightly, about 10-15 minutes.
• Add cheese, and red pepper, stirring until melted and well blended.
• Garnish with parsley.

ZUPAS WISCONSIN CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot. Add garlic and onion and sauté until onions are tender. Add flour and stir until mixture clumps up.
• Gradually whisk in milk. Add broth, salt, and cauliflower. Simmer for 15 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
• Transfer soup to a blender and pulse until smooth. Return soup to pot. Add cheeses and stir until melted and combined with soup. Serve with extra cheese if desired.

WISCONSIN CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion, and cook until soft, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, for about 30 seconds.
• Pour in chicken broth.
• Add cauliflower, and cover skillet (I just use a piece of foil).
• Let the cauliflower steam until fork-tender, about 10 minutes.
• Carefully add cauliflower and broth mixture to a blender.
• Add in fat-free half-and-half and dry mustard.
• Blend until smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in shredded cheese, and let melt.
• Garnish with a pinch of shredded cheddar or Parmesan cheese, if desired.

ZUPAS WISCONSIN CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt 3 Tablespoons butter and cook the chopped onion until translucent and golden brown. Whisk in the flour. Gradually stir in half and half, water and chicken broth.
• Add the chopped cauliflower and heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium low and allow the cauliflower to cook until tender about 15 minutes.
• In a blender or immersion blender with the center of the top removed to allow steam to escape, blend the soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pot.
• Heat soup to medium heat and add in dijon mustard and cheese and stir until melted. Serve with optional toppings.

WISCONSIN CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook until golden, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour, salt and garlic; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in milk, chicken broth, red pepper, and 1 1/2 cups water; add cauliflower and heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.
• In blender or with immersion blender blend cauliflower mixture at low speed until very smooth.
• Return cauliflower mixture to saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in mustard and 1 1/2 cups cheese until melted and smooth. Garnish soup with remaining cheese to serve.