Fresh garden cauliflower
and the sweetest little garden helper.
Makes this Momma very happy!
When you have produce this fresh, it makes you want to go straight to the kitchen and get to cooking. And that’s just what I did.
This simple and delicious recipe for soup is comforting, and with this huge storm that’s hitting most of the US, we need something to keep us warm and toasty. As is evident on my blog with over 10 soup recipes, I just love soup. An all in one pot meal that I can eat for leftovers, it’s a mom’s dream.
Ingredients: 16 oz Italian turkey sausage, 1 small sweet onion, diced, 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced, ¼ c cornstarch or flour, 2 32-oz boxes chicken broth, 2 pkgs frozen cauliflower, thawed and drained (or 2 heads of fresh), 2 c Fat Free half-and-half, 1 c shredded 2% cheddar cheese
In a large stock pot, remove the sausage from the casing, separating into pieces, and over medium high heat, brown the meat.
While the sausage is browning, wash and cut the florets off of the cauliflower.
dice the onions and mince the garlic cloves.
then remove the browned sausage from the pot and set it aside. Leave the drippings from the sausage.
Add in the cornstarch or flour,
and whisk so it absorbs the pan drippings from the sausage.
add the chicken broth.
Then add the cauliflower, onion and garlic.
And let simmer for about 25 minutes.
Add back in the sausage.
and the half and half, and continue cooking about 10 more minutes.
You can use fat free half and half, regular half and half, cream, milk, whatever you have.
Taste for seasoning, and add salt and pepper if needed.
Add some to your bowl, and top with cheese.
Serve with some crackers.
I recently found these Mary’s Gone Crackers in our gluten free section. Very nutty, crunchy and perfect for this soup. They are so good whether you’re on a gluten free diet or not.
Spicy Sausage and Cauliflower Soup
16 oz Italian turkey sausage
1 small sweet onion, diced
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
¼ c cornstarch or flour
2 32-oz boxes chicken broth
2 pkgs frozen cauliflower, thawed and drained (or 2 heads of fresh)
2 c FF half-and-half
1 c shredded 2% cheddar cheese
In a soup pot, brown sausage. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon; set aside. Add flour to drippings in pot, and whisk, over med-high heat, until smooth. Gradually whisk in broth. Add cauliflower, and simmer for 25 min, or until tender. Stir in half and half and sausage; cook for 10 min. Top each serving with cheese and serve with bread or crackers.
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I agree – soup is a perfect meal. This one even makes cauliflower look good!
That looks delicious! I love good soup recipes, and I am one of those “weird” people who actually likes cauliflower. 😉 I’m visiting from Tasty Tuesday. Hope you’ll stop by my blog to say hi. 🙂
great pics! looks yummy.
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I am so excited to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
I love your winter veggies! I thought about doing a winter garden, but life got busy and winter veggies went out the window. Sounds like a yummy recipe.
Can I say that that is probably the prettiest cauliflower I’ve ever seen without sounding creepy??
I never have a clue what to do with cauliflower other than steam it so it was nice to see this recipe and have another way to prepare it!
With each picture of yours, that soup just kept getting more and more delicious looking. This sounds like a wonderful recipe, especially since it’s got some kick to it. Regarding the lavender, I bought mine at Cost Plus World Market for about $2 package. But, I believe you can also buy lavender online for a pretty good price.
I have some sausage in my freezer that I didn’t know what to do with…so this is a perfect solution! Thanks for sharing!
I love reading about your beautiful garden and delicious recipes. I would love to live in a climate where I could harvest veggies in January/February.
There’s nothing quite as comforting as a bowl of soup, is there?
I have to admit that I am envious of your not-dead garden. I live in Canada and nothing grows here past the end of September/October and doesn’t start growing until May!
Wow this looks good!
yum. i love cauliflower. that looks wonderful
@Helene, Not creepy at all, I love the look of vegetables too.
Huh…I would have never put those together but it looks GREAT!!
OMG! I just made this soup today and I was so skeptical that I would like it and I LOVE IT! Can’t wait to let my family try it tonight…. not expecting the kids to like it but will try! Thanks!