Wisconsin Cauliflower Cheese Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water, cauliflower, potatoes, celery, carrots, and onion. Boil for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender. Set aside.
• Melt butter in separate saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, and gradually stir in milk. Return to heat, and cook until thickened. Stir in vegetables with cooking liquid, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheese until melted, and remove from heat.

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: It helps to have everything pre-measured and lined up before you start, so you're not running all over the kitchen cutting and measuring, instead of paying attention to the stove. LOL!
• 2. In large non-stick saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
• 3. Add onion and cook until golden, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Don't let it burn!
• 4. Stir in flour and salt; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. This is your roux; don't let it stick or burn!
• 5. Gradually stir in chicken broth, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. When smooth, slowly add the 1-1/2 cups of water, continuing to stir. Add cauliflower pieces and heat to a very light simmer. Cover and turn heat to LOW, to a bare simmer, until cauliflower is very tender, at least 20 minutes. Stir FREQUENTLY. When cauliflower is very tender and mushy, add the milk and stir it in well. Bring entire mixture back up to temperature, but do not boil or allow milk to scorch.
• 6. In a blender [with inner lid of cover removed to allow steam to escape], blend cauliflower mixture at low speed in small batches, until very smooth. NOTE: You might prefer to leave some of the cauliflower florettes in there, instead of pureeing all of them. I save some aside, and just give them one quick mash w/ a hand masher. That leaves a little bit of 'texture' to the soup. But it is excellent in its pureed form, too.
• 7. Return the entire mixture to saucepan; bring back up to temperature, until hot, stirring frequently. Don't let it boil.
• 8. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in dijon and 1-1/2 cups of the cheese until melted and smooth.
• 9. Serving Ideas: Garnish soup with remaining cheese and serve right away with a hearty salad. Serve with a warm, thick, chewy baguette. Great for a bread dipper!
• 10. Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 225 Calories; 16g Fat (64.9% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 50mg Cholesterol; 593mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 2 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
• 11. NOTES : Use a cauliflower that is about 2.5 pounds. 8-ounces of shredded cheese = 2 cups.

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook until golden, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour, salt and garlic; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in milk, chicken broth, red pepper, and 1 1/2 cups water; add cauliflower and heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.
• In blender or with immersion blender blend cauliflower mixture at low speed until very smooth.
• Return cauliflower mixture to saucepan. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in mustard and 1 1/2 cups cheese until melted and smooth. Garnish soup with remaining cheese to serve.