I had some leftover orange cauliflower, a few potatoes, a few carrots, some red onion and fat free half and half, so I made a go at turning that into soup!
First I cut up the cauliflower, peeled and cut the potatoes and cut them into smaller pieces, grated and sliced the carrot, and put Β½ a red onion into a big pot with 4 cups of chicken stock. Bring to a boil and let simmer until the veggies are soft.
Transfer that to a blender (take the middle insert out to let the steam escape) and puree until smooth. Return that to the pot. Add 1 cup fat free half and half and 2 oz. of cheddar cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. I also wanted it a little spicier, so I added about a tsp. of crushed red pepper flakes.
The taste was really good, I loved the flavors, but it was a little on the thin side. I think next time I would add a few more potatoes to thicken it up. But other than that, itβs a great way to clean out your fridge!
This is what it looks like when it’s cooking:
And after being blended together.
Makes 6 servings 1 1/4 cup per serving. Calories are 114, 3.4 fat, and 2.5 grams of fiber. It also has 69% of your Vitamin A for the day, so that’s cool!
What’s your go-to easy soup you make?
What a GREAT way to use up leftover veggies!!!
What a delicious, healthy soup!
Mine would be chicken chili soup. My husband loves it, and it’s easy to make!
heck ya! That sounds fabulous. I would have never thought to do this with cauliflower. π
I used to make a tarragon chicken and rice soup that was easy and good, but stopped because of the white rice. It wouldn’t hurt to make it once in a while, though!
I love turning leftover veggies into soups like this! Favorite soup? Hard to say. But I think nothing can beat tomato/basil soup made with homegrown basil and tomatoes…
Wow – this looks so good! I’ve never made a veggie soup. My favorite is probably taco soup – nom nom nom.
I think my easy go to soup would be taco soup. Your veggie soup looks good.
This sounds like THE perfect way to use up those veggies! Especially when cheddar and half and half get added to the mix!
My go-to soup is using up all of my veggies in a veggie chicken soup. I use vegetable stock, and simmer any veggies on hand until tender. Then I throw in shredded bits of those deli-chickens at the last minute to come up to temperature.