CAULIFLOWER. BACON. CHEESE. SOUP.
March 01, 2017
You read that title right! Cauliflower. Cheddar. Bacon. Soup. YUM
It was a cold and rainy day. The kind that makes you want to shnuggle up, throw on your old ( but AWESOME) Backstreet Boys t-shirt , brightly colored flannel pants, wrap yourself in a large blanket, cape style and catch up on some Netflix. No hesitation on my end. I quickly made it top priority to lounge and got caught up on Glee.
When I finally came out of my cocoon I had a craving for a hot bowl of soup.
Now my only issue with this particular craving and
I feel like I have issues with most of my cravings, was that I was facing a
ketogenic dilemma.
Soup is delicious! Its food for your soul, it takes
you to your warm and fuzzy spot and makes you feel like all is well in the
world, except in mine. In my world soup is the carbohydrate master!
For those of you who don’t know OR you're among the lucky human beings out
there who don’t have a carbohydrate issue, a Keto diet in short is one that
requires you to limit your carbs. I'm talking 20-30 grams of net carbs per day.
So back to my soup dilemma, did I mention that I'm Portuguese and all
our soups start out with potatoes and water. YEP.
Do you know how many of my daily net carbs I'd
be sacrificing for that starchy bowl of soup? NO THANKS. So me being the
healthy rendition/ if it fits my diet queen I decided to experiment.
I have heard of broccoli cheddar cheese and cauliflower based soups before. So I got to thinking, (Channeling my inner Carrie Bradshaw) and that's when this delicious soup was made.
Here it comes you guys.......
Makes me happy Just thinking of it.
Makes me happy Just thinking of it.
I'm just gonna leave this photo of bacon right here.....
CAULIFLOWER. BACON. CHEESE. SOUP.
Ingredients
- 1 Whole
Cauliflower
- 1 medium sized onion
- 1-2 cloves of garlic
- 1/2-1 cup of Cheddar Cheese Grated
- 1/2-1 pack of BACON - Extra Crispy and
Crumbled Bits.
- 1/2 Cup of butter
- Salt and Pepper to taste. I added a pinch of
chili flakes as well.
Directions
- Chop up
Cauliflower, onion and garlic.
- Place into a
pot, I used a pressure cooker.
- Add enough
water so that all ingredients are fully covered in water.
- Cook for about
15-20 mins.
- While you are
waiting for the cauliflower to cook, start cooking your bacon. You can use
a frying pan, or a grill. Just make sure they're crispy. Started grating
the cheese.
- Once you can
easily pierce the Cauliflower with a fork, it’s ready. Mash together all
the ingredients in your pot until all well blended.
- Add Chicken
flavored bouillon cube and butter.
- Add Bacon bits and cheese.
Make sure you are constantly stirring so that the cheese gets melted into
the broth and doesn't create cheese balls or clumps
- Add salt and pepper. A pinch
of Chili flakes for a bit of a kick.
That's it! This is a super easy recipe to make. You can get creative by
using different type of cheese. I sometimes like to add a handful of croutons
to the soup for some added texture.
And in case most of you are like my family member....you'd ditch the
croutons and take an extra sprinkle of bacon.
ENJOY!
I love hearing feedback! Please let me know if you try the recipe out!
xo.
Joana Rita
xo.
Joana Rita
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