Zupas Wisconsin Cauliflower Cheese Soup

Name: Zupas Wisconsin Cauliflower Cheese Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tbsp butter; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1/4 cup flour; 2 cups half & half; 1 1/2 cups water; 14 1/2 oz can chicken broth; 2 lb cauliflower; 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese; 1 cup pepper jack cheese; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; Green onions; Bacon bits

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

This is a copy-cat of the Cafe Zupas Wisconsin Cauliflower Cheese Soup.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:35:38 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories555.6 kcal (28%)

Total Fat43.8 g (63%)

Carbs15.7 g (6%)

Sugars5.9 g (7%)

Protein26.7 g (53%)

Sodium1053.4 mg (53%)

Fiber2 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

3 Tbspbutter

1onion

medium, chopped

¼ cupflour

2 cupshalf & half

1 ½ cupswater

14.5 ozcan chicken broth

2 lbcauliflower

3 cupssharp cheddar cheese

1 cuppepper jack cheese

½ tspkosher salt

1 tspdijon mustard

green onions

bacon bits

Instructions

Step 1

Melt: In a large pot melt the butter and cook the chopped onion until translucent and golden brown. Wisk in the flour. Gradually pour in the half and half, water and broth stirring constantly to remove any flour lumps.

Step 2

Cook: Use a food processor to finely chop the Cauliflower. Add the chopped cauliflower to the pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce to medium-low, and cook till cauliflower is tender about 15 min.

Step 3

Blend: In a blender, or using an immersion blender, blend the soup till smooth. Return to the pot

Step 4

Cheese: Turn the soup up to medium. Add in the Dijon mustard and cheese stirring till melted. Serve with optional toppings (chopped green onions, bacon bits, and/or additional cheese).