Simple and delicious, this skinny cauliflower soup is creamy and the perfect lunch or dinner!
The first time I made this skinny creamy cauliflower soup, I wasn't sure what to expect, and I wasn't sure it would be that great. It's basically made of pureed cauliflower, and to me, this sounds very similar to baby food.
However, this soup definitely proved my early judgments to be wrong, and it ended up shining as a great healthy and delicious meal. When cauliflower is pureed, it gives off a really creamy and decadent texture, and you forget that what you are eating is actually really healthy and good for you.
This soup is vegetarian, but it could be made for meat eaters as well. You can substitute chicken stock for the vegetable stock if you have that on hand, and for a little something extra, you could add chopped bacon as a garnish (I imagine it would give the feeling of baked potato soup).
Can I freeze Skinny Cauliflower Soup?
This soup is great for freezing, and I always make a double batch and freeze half of it. It's super cheap, low calorie, low carb, and so tasty! It takes about 20-25 minutes to make, and you can serve it as a main dish or a side dish.
If you like healthy soup as much as I do, checkout these other recipes:
- Healthy Instant Pot Lasagna Soup (vegetarian and meat option)
- Instant Pot Loaded Cauliflower Soup (low carb)
- Instant Pot Enchilada Soup (low cal & vegetarian)
- Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Instant Pot Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Simple and delicious, this skinny cauliflower soup is creamy and the perfect lunch or dinner!
- 2 pounds cauliflower about 1 large head, chopped
- ½ onion s, medium, chopped
- 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth reduced sodium
- 1 cup half and half fat free
- ½ cup cheese jack or Mexican blend, reduced fat, about 1 ounce, grated
- 2 ounces cooked bacon minced (if desired)
- 2 green onions or more if you like
- pepper black
- salt
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Combine broth, cauliflower and onions in a soup pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
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Use an immersion blender (or place ingredients in a blender) and puree. Add fat free half & half and blend for about 1 minute or until desired consistency.
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Pour into bowls and garnish with cheese, bacon (if desired) and green onions. Top with cracked black pepper and salt to taste.
Nutrition: Per Serving (with bacon) About: 150 calories, 3.5 g fat, 1.5 g saturated fat, 12 g protein, 21 g carbohydrates, 5 g dietary fiber, 740 mg sodium; WW Points plus value 4
now at home mom says
Hubby would LOVE this, he is obsessed with cauliflower, I like it but he is obsessed with it! 😉 I love your idea of trying this with bacon as an extra! I would definitely give this a try!
Allyson says
It is so good! Let me know how you like it!
Laura says
This looks and sounds so good! Pinning it AND making it for supper tonight along with BLTs! YUM!!
Allyson says
How did you like it? I hope it turned out well!
Laura says
It was awesome!! Went great with the BLTs!! We used full fat version of the ingredients for my little one's sake (he needs the fat & calories in his special CF diet) and it turned out so creamy and sweet and rich!! Loved it! 🙂
Allyson says
Oh that is so good to hear! Even with the full fat everything, it's still pretty healthy! Glad you liked it!
Laura says
Yes, I don't think I would get the baby OR the six-year-old to eat cauliflower by itself, but they didn't even know what was in the soup. My six-year-old was playing outside when it was simmering, and came running in asking "What's that smell?? Is that SUPPER? It smells kinda good!" I'm not sure why he was so shocked.... I'm not THAT bad of a cook!!! 😉 lol!
Allyson says
OMG, hilarious! I love kids
charlestoncrafted says
ooh, this looks like healthy baked potato soup! cant wait to try!
Laura says
That's just what it tastes like to me!! 🙂 I made it last night! Delicious!
Meagan says
Woo hoo! I Tried this soup and just loved it 🙂 http://meaggles89.blogspot.com/2015/02/skinny-cauliflower-soup.html It was really delicious 🙂
Teresa says
How much is a serving, a cup (8oz)?
That's how I served it so I could figure put the sodium and sugars in it
Thanks for info
Allyson says
It should be about 1.5 cups. But you should calculate your nutrition based off the exact ingredients you used specifically. Enjoy!
Teresa says
It was yummy
And I just went by a cup (8oz)
And I did calculate from what I put in the recipe
to figure out sodium and sugars.
Thanks for info