Cauliflower Chowder is a delicious, budget-friendly creamy, low carb soup that is perfect on a cold night or anytime you want comfort food without all the carbs.
The prices of groceries keeps rising making it expensive to feed a crowd, which hopefully you have for your Sunday Supper.
One of the best ways to reduce the grocery budget is to eat vegetarian or meatless meals. Soups are another way to stretch a dollar because you can use leftover ingredients. We love potato soup, but not all the carbs that come with it. So I tried making this chowder with cauliflower, and it tastes amazing!
While you could make this a meatless meal, We like to add bacon, and cook the vegetables in the drippings because it adds a lot of flavor.
Using half and half (half milk and half cream) instead of heavy cream reduces some of the fat yet still keeps it creamy. Garnish it with chopped bacon, green onions, and cheese, and you have a delicious, comforting chowder without all the carbs.
Recipe
Cauliflower Chowder #SundaySupper
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1/4 cup shredded carrots
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 head cauliflower chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Dash cayenne pepper optional
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
Instructions
- In a dutch oven over medium heat, add bacon and cook until browned and crispy, about 7 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels; set aside.
- In the remaining bacon drippings, cook the onion, carrots and celery, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Stir in cauliflower. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually stir in chicken broth and milk, and heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, about 3 or 4 minutes.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until the cauliflower for about 12-15 minutes until cauliflower is tender; add salt and pepper and cayenne (if desired). You may have to add more milk if the chowder gets too thick.
- Serve immediately, garnished with bacon and green onions, or any of your favorite toppings.
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Shelby says
Your soup looks so delicious and warm and comforting Michele! I love it, we will be there for dinner 🙂
Michele says
Come on over!
Liz says
This may be the BEST cauliflower recipe yet! Love that it’s sprinkled with bacon, too!
Michele says
Thank you Liz!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
It is just starting to get nippy her in So Calif. so I am all over this soup!
Michele says
This soup is wonderful even if it is not cold outside!
Tara says
This looks perfectly delicious, I have been craving cauliflower lately too!!
Hezzi-D says
This looks perfect for winter! So warm and comforting.
Carla says
Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables, and I can’t wait to try this chowder!
The Ninja Baker says
Sooo pretty, Michele. The bacon bits atop your chowder must add the perfect salty crunch contrast to the cauliflower.
Tracy says
I have never made chowder before and this very well may be my first attempt – thanks for sharing!!
Shaina says
This chowder sounds delicious! I’d leave out the bacon, but it’ll still be just as amazing I’m sure.
Ala says
FANTASTIC idea: I should have waited to use my last head of cauliflower but I will most definitely be trying this when I do buy some more! Thanks for this awesome recipe!
Renee's Kitchen Adventures says
This looks delicious. I’ve made cauliflower soup, and it’s so good, but I’ve never done a chowder. Really creative!
Sarah says
What a perfect soup! I could eat soup everyday. I must try your cauliflower soup asap!
Martin Redmond says
Michelle – your cauliflower chowder looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
This sounds like such a great recipe! I’m all about soups right now! Thanks for sharing!
Sandra Shaffer says
This looks like a delicious low carb chowder! Perfect for feeding a crowd!