Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Zupas Wisconsin Cauliflower Soup
Cauliflower soup with two melted cheeses is a very inviting bowl. Pepper Jack brings a little bite alongside the sharp white cheddar, and the smooth texture makes it easy to keep spooning. Add some extra cheese if you fancy it and settle in while the soup is warm.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Soups · Soups & stews
A few quick notes
1. Soften the onion
Saute onion and garlic in melted butter until the onion is tender before stirring in flour.
2. Whisk milk in gradually
The flour mixture clumps before the milk goes in; add milk gradually while whisking it through.
3. Wait for tender cauliflower
Simmer until the chopped cauliflower is tender before transferring the soup for blending until smooth.
Get to know the ingredients
Chopped cauliflower
Chop the head of cauliflower before it joins the broth, salt and milk mixture for simmering.
Two shredded cheeses
Have the pepper Jack and sharp white cheddar shredded, ready to stir into the blended soup.
Broth choice
Chicken or vegetable broth is listed; add your chosen broth after gradually whisking in the milk.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Melt the cheeses through
Return the smooth soup to the pot and stir in both cheeses until melted, serving with extra cheese if desired.
A little more help as you go
A chipotle option
You can use adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers for a smoky chipotle change to the soup.
Blend before the cheese
Pulse the cooked cauliflower soup smooth first, then return it to the pot before adding cheese.
A few questions you might have
Does the cauliflower roast first?
Add it chopped to the broth and milk mixture, then simmer until tender; no roasting stage is included.
When does the flour go in?
Stir it into the tender onion and garlic mixture in butter before gradually whisking in milk.
How much adobo sauce is suggested?
Try one to two tablespoons from a can of chipotle peppers for the optional chipotle flavor.
Do I blend the cheese with the cauliflower?
Blend the soup first, then return it to the pot and stir in the cheeses until they melt.
Is there a garnish besides extra cheese?
The serving direction suggests extra cheese if desired; the soup is otherwise ready once both cheeses have melted through.
Any more cooking tips?
Flavor option: add 1-2 tablespoons adobo sauce from a can of chipotle peppers for a chipotle twist on this soup!
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: lecremedelacrumb.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
