{"id":13077,"date":"2011-02-22T10:09:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T14:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=13077"},"modified":"2011-02-22T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T14:09:09","slug":"cauliflower-chowder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/02\/cauliflower-chowder\/","title":{"rendered":"Cauliflower Chowder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/cauliflower_soup_pot.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13079\" title=\"Cauliflower in a soup pot \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/cauliflower_soup_pot-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/cauliflower_soup_pot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/cauliflower_soup_pot.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I was prepping things for dinner one day when Scott told me that somehow in his daily internets hopping, he stumbled upon The Pioneer Woman&#8217;s cauliflower soup and it sounded good.<\/p>\n<p>Mind you, he didn&#8217;t read the ingredients, he just looked at the finished product.<\/p>\n<p>I instantly responded because I had just been thinking of making a cauliflower based dish but wasn&#8217;t sure how receptive Scott would be to the idea.\u00a0 Not that he&#8217;s picky, he&#8217;s a great eater and will not shy away from a veggie meal. But I wasn&#8217;t sure if an entire meal based on cauliflower would win him over.\u00a0 Since he seemed interested, it wasn&#8217;t long before I made us some chowder!<\/p>\n<p>I bumped up the veggies and added in some beans making this a really hardy soup.\u00a0 I used the same approach as making a potato soup.\u00a0 Plus I&#8217;ll take any opportunity to bust out the immersion blender!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Cauliflower Chowder<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Head of Cauliflower, chunked<\/li>\n<li>2 Large Carrots, chunked<\/li>\n<li>2 Cloves of Garlic<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 Large Onion, chunked<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 QT of Chicken Stock<\/li>\n<li>2 Cans of White Beans (I used Great Northern), drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>2C Corn<\/li>\n<li>4 Huge handfuls of Baby Spinach<\/li>\n<li>Big Pinch of red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li>Salt and Pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2tsp of Smoked Paprika<\/li>\n<li>Olive oil for sauteeing, about 1\/2 to 1 TBSP<\/li>\n<li>Crumbled bacon, chopped green onions, and shredded cheddar for garnish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a large soup pot, add in oil and heat over medium heat.\u00a0 Drop in carrots, garlic, and onion. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, add in the red pepper flakes and smoked paprika.\u00a0 Stir and allow to sautee just until the onions start to get soft.\u00a0 The add in the cauliflower and stir.\u00a0 Sautee for about another minute or two.\u00a0 Add in the chicken stock and bring up to a simmer.\u00a0 Let cook until the cauliflower and carrots are cooked through.\u00a0 About 20 minutes.\u00a0 Once the veggies are cooked through, with your immersion blender, start to blend the soup until it&#8217;s creamy. Reduce the heat to low while you do this.\u00a0 Add in the beans, corn, and spinach and bring the soup back up to a simmer.\u00a0 Cook until the spinach is wilted and the beans are heated through, about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Turn off heat, ladle up into bowls, and enjoy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13078\" title=\"Cauliflower Chowder \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I topped the soup with bacon, green onions, and cheddar. Reminiscent of a baked potato style soup.\u00a0 The cauliflower provides a lovely base while the beans and corn provide a nice texture. The spinach keeps the soup from looking drab and it&#8217;s always great to add another veggie into the mix when you can.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have an immersion blender, a regular blender will do just fine. You may have to blend in batches though and be careful with the hot soup!<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking to keep this veggie, then I would use some veggie stock or no-chicken broth in place of the regular chicken broth.<\/p>\n<p>The toppings take the soup over the edge and are a great finish!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13177\" title=\"Cauliflower Chowder \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cauliflower_Chowder2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As with all my soups, this makes a lot! We had enough for two meals plus a small lunch.\u00a0 This soup is even better the next day when all the elements have had a chance to sit and mingle with each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you like cauliflower? Would you try a cauliflower based soup?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Have fun guys, and remember, always play with your food! Enjoy! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was prepping things for dinner one day when Scott told me that somehow in his daily internets hopping, he stumbled upon The Pioneer Woman&#8217;s cauliflower soup and it sounded good. Mind you, he didn&#8217;t read the ingredients, he just looked at the finished product. I instantly responded because I had just been thinking of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[33,26],"tags":[16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-3oV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}