Cauliflower cheese soup

Cauliflower cheese soup

Throw a new spin on this comforting classic by blending into a smooth and creamy soup

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 adults, or 4 adults and 4 kids

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Freezable

For up to 1 month, without cheese

Method

  1. Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Tip in the onion and cook until softened, about 5 mins, stirring often. Add the cauliflower, potato, stock, milk and seasoning. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and leave to simmer for about 30 mins until the cauliflower is soft and the potato almost collapsing.
  2. Whizz in a food processor or crush with a potato masher until you get a creamy, thick soup. Top up with more milk to thin a little if serving in mugs. You can make ahead up to 2 days in advance, cool, cover and leave in the fridge until needed, or freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to serve, warm through, ladle into mugs or bowls, top with the cheese pieces, then stir through before eating.

Per serving

188 kcalories, protein 13g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 3g, sugar 9g, salt 0.82 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2006.

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  • 21 January 2012

    Vikabe rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty and filling - perfect for a chilly winters day

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  • 09 February 2012

    CAROLINE QUINLAN commented on this recipe

    We really didn't like this. It's like baby food but we do love creamy soups. :-(

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  • 09 February 2012

    CAROLINE QUINLAN rated this recipe

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  • 15 February 2012

    vkrs1981 commented on this recipe

    Used half fat mature cheese and skimmed milk. Probably not as tasty as the full fat versions, but it ment I could still enjoy this soup without all the guilt, and it still tasted great. My 4 & 6 year old also enjoyed making this too.

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  • 25 February 2012

    Juju rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Indeed a very nice and very easy soup!

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  • 29 July 2012

    desertprincess rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was nice but like others have mentioned, it isn't the most flavoursome soup. I added twice as much cheddar, a couple of bay leaves while cooking (which I obviously removed before blending), lots of nutmeg, a little tarrogon, a hint of paprika..plus 3 stock cubes and some salt before it had some flavour! Added some crispy beef bacon into the bowls when serving as well.

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  • 13 September 2012

    Shell250 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This soup is beautiful, I added some Ground Ginger with the onions which gave a nice depth and put some ground pepper on top when served will be a regular in my household especially with the cold nights coming in!

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    20 September 2012

    Dee rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for my lunch and loved the consistency.It was slighty thick but that's what it made more scrummy, however my 18month old wouldnt touch it.

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  • 20 September 2012

    Kochin_Veronica rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipe is not good, it's actually INSANELY GOOD. Never have I tasted such a delicious cream soup. I used a red onion, a sweet potato, which I reckon gave it a special flavour and Gouda Cheese, since it was at hand. The result=a dream for those taste buds. Love it!

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  • 14 December 2012

    swad rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a gorgeous soup. Very easy to make with few ingredients. I followed the recipe, but on serving, I diced some chilli cheese into the soup bowls then poured the soup over. A quick stir through and delicious.

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  • 14 December 2012

    Mike Harvey commented on this recipe

    This looks like a very interesting soup. As others have said, I'll almost certainly grate the cheese, that way I can use less thus making it a little healthier.

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  • 17 December 2012

    Mimcr rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I am on a total liquid diet due to long term post dental surgery complications.... So soup good soup recipies are paramount to my situation... This is one of my favourite soups!!! I have to fully blend but it retains enough taste and texture to make it Interesting.... You can keep the "base" of the soup for a few days in the fridge (omiting cheese) its easy to just heat and mix in your favourite grated cheese at the end... Comforting and nourishing :)

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  • 02 January 2013

    Nicbash commented on this recipe

    Such a good thick homely soup. I added more cheese as i saw a few posts say it could do with more so i added an extra 50g and grated it in to melt. Yum yum yum

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  • 10 January 2013

    kimkap rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This soup is so easy to make and the result is fantastic - I really didn't want to share this with the girls I work with!!! They both enjoyed it and asked when was I doing it again. This is definitely one for my binder and will be made again.

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  • 23 January 2013

    amy search4ahotel.com rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I was a little aprehensive about cooking this soup thinking it maybe a little boring being cauliflower soup but I have to say both my husband and myself loved it. We used semi skimmed milk, added a few shakes of curry powder, approx 1/2 teaspoon on turmeric and a bayleaf (along with salt and pepper) and it was beautiful... will definitely be making it again. Oh we also grated the cheese, as others had suggested :)

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  • 31 January 2013

    Christina rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    quite nice soup, but a little bit bland; i added parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg to make it a bit tastier; had to add quite a bit of cheese too otherwise it would be a bit too boring :(

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  • 12 February 2013

    Helen commented on this recipe

    This is delicious. A real soup version of cauli cheese, yum. I used soya milk (unsweetened) and it worked very well. Yum! Thanks so much

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  • 13 February 2013

    lauren hobson rated this recipe

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  • 16 February 2013

    cocoa1 rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Really yummy - followed the recipe closely. Its a very subtle flavour. Added the cheese to the soup after blending and reheated. Served the soup with some more grated cheese on it.

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  • 21 February 2013

    kurtanne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty and so easy to make.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6 adults, or 4 adults and 4 kids

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Freezable

For up to 1 month, without cheese

Ingredients

  • knob of butter
  • 1 large onion , finely chopped
  • 1 large cauliflower (about 900g/2lb), leaves trimmed and cut into florets
  • 1 potato , peeled and cut into chunks
  • 700ml vegetable stock (from a cube is fine)
  • 400ml milk
  • 100g mature cheddar , diced
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Per serving

188 kcalories, protein 13g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 3g, sugar 9g, salt 0.82 g

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