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    Home / Recipes / Soups and Stews

    Cauliflower Chowder

    By Heather · Published: Feb 27, 2015 · Updated: Mar 22, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links · See the privacy policy linked in my footer.

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    This Cauliflower Chowder has all the richness of it's naughtier counterpart, potato chowder, without all the calories! It's low carb, creamy, rich, deliciousness. Cauliflower Chowder | heatherlikesfood.com

    Not to toot my own horn or anything, but doesn't this cauliflower chowder picture make you want to jump into the bowl and wallow in its goodness? I mean, I think I'm a pretty decent photographer of my food, but come on! That crispy bacon is calling to me.

    Heaaaatttthhhher. EAT ME.

    Eat. MEEEEEEEEE.

    I'll stop. But really, I love this soup. Er.. chowder. Maybe it's souper chowder? <--- see what i did there?  Hardy har.

    Have I mentioned my baby doesn't let me sleep at night?

    So I'm a big fan of cheesy potato soup and my recipe is one of my favorite, warming comfort foods. It has cream, and cheese, and potatoes and everything rich lovely in this world, but it's not so friendly on the derriere. So, I decided to take that recipe and try to make a lighter and possibly just as tasty version of that soup as I could. I needed it to be filling. I needed it to be rich and creamy. And I needed to taste much more naughty than it was.

    It turns out that it was all of those things and it rocked!

    So if you're in need of all those things I mentioned above and you can't afford the calories of my original recipe, try this. I don't think you'll be disappointed!  Plus you can totally justify topping it with bacon because the soup is packed with veggies and basically cancels it out. Basically.

    Cauliflower Chowder | heatherlikesfood.com

    Want more easy soup recipes?

    • Instant Pot Lentil Soup
    • Roasted Tomato, Corn and Zucchini Soup
    • Loaded Vegetable Diet Soup
    • Southwestern Corn and Potato Chowder

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    Cauliflower Chowder | heatherlikesfood.com

    Cauliflower Chowder

    This Cauliflower Chowder has all the richness of it's naughtier counterpart, potato chowder, without all the calories! It's low carb, creamy, rich, deliciousness. 
    By Heather Cheney
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons salted butter
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 whole medium onion chopped
    • 1 cup celery chopped
    • 1 cup carrots chopped
    • 1 whole medium head cauliflower roughly chopped
    • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ¼ teaspoon dried dill weed
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¼ cup all purpose flour
    • 4 cups chicken broth
    • 1 cup 2% or greater milk
    • cooked bacon and fresh chopped parsley for garnish

    Instructions

    • In a large soup pot, melt butter and saute the garlic, onion, celery, and carrots until just tender and onions are translucent and starting to caramelize.
    • Add cauliflower to the pan and cook stirring, until heated- about 2-3 minutes. Add paprika, dill, salt, pepper and flour to the veggies and cook while stirring for an additional 1 minute.
    • Slowly whisk in chicken and broth and milk and bring to a simmer. Continue stirring until slightly thickened and then cook at a gentle simmer for 15 minutes or until the cauliflower to very tender.
    • Transfer half of the soup into the blender, blend until smooth, and stir into the remaining soup-- this will thicken the soup and make it creamy. Serve immediately garnished with cooked bacon and fresh parsley.

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 98 kcal | Carbohydrates: 9 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 14 mg | Sodium: 846 mg | Potassium: 291 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 3905 IU | Vitamin C: 13 mg | Calcium: 71 mg | Iron: 0.7 mg

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    4. Marie Canaday says

      January 06, 2017 at 4:01 pm

      5 stars
      I've made this a dozen times and everyone always loves it! Figured it was about time I gave it five stars.

      Reply
    5. Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says

      February 06, 2016 at 3:05 pm

      Great recipe! I would totally splurge on the bacon too!

      Reply
    6. Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says

      February 05, 2016 at 2:17 pm

      This chowder looks & sounds perfect! 🙂 Love that you used cauliflower in it, and the bacon was definitely a good call.

      Reply
    7. Maris (In Good Taste) says

      February 05, 2016 at 3:29 am

      I wish I could bring this to work today for lunch!

      Reply
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