Loaded cauliflower "baked potato" soup
The loaded baked potato in soup form: a head of cauliflower simmered until soft and blended silky with cheddar and sour cream. Crisp bacon, more cheddar and green onions go on top, which is the part everybody came for.
- Time
- 45 min (15 prep + 30 cook)
- Servings
- 4
- Per serving
- 379 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
Ingredients
Toppings
- 6 slices bacon, about 170 g (6 oz) raw; 60 g once crisp and crumbled
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/4 small onion, finely diced
- 1 small stalk celery, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium-large head (about 1 1/3 lb florets) cauliflower, in small florets
- 3 cups bone broth, chicken
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 1/3 cups shredded cheddar cheese, sharp; a third kept for the top
Toppings
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Steps
- Cook the bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Lift onto paper towel and crumble. Pour the fat out of the pot and keep it for another day.
- Melt the butter in the same pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and garlic and cook 4 minutes, until soft.
- Add the cauliflower, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer 12–15 minutes, until the cauliflower is very soft.
- Take the pot off the heat. Add the sour cream and two-thirds of the cheddar and blend with a stick blender until smooth, or pulse only half the pot if you like it chunky, the way a potato soup is.
- Ladle into bowls and top with the rest of the cheddar, the bacon and the green onions. Keeps 4 days in the fridge with the toppings stored apart; reheat gently without boiling.
Good to know
Can I use Greek yogurt in place of sour cream?
Yes, nonfat Greek yogurt gives the same tang, at about 66 instead of 61. Stir it in off the heat so it stays smooth.
Can I make it with frozen cauliflower?
Yes. Use the same weight straight from the freezer and give it a few minutes more at step 3.
Can I use regular broth?
Yes, at about the same score, but it is then just over the keto line for carbohydrate's share of the energy.
Alternative
Per
- Calories
- 91
- Protein
- (28%)
- 6 g
- Fat
- (61%)
- 6 g
- Carbohydrates
- (12%)
- 3 g
- of which sugar
- 1 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 299 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 1515 kcal goes into the pot and 1761 g of ingredients comes out as about 1661 g of food: 91 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.