Last Updated: Oct 29, 2020 by Subhasmita

Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup

Name: Instant pot Cauliflower Soup ( Step by Step Video at end of the Recipe)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 Medium Cauliflower; 4 strips Bacon; 1 tbsp Butter; 1 medium Onion (chopped); 1 tbsp Garlic ((minced)); 1.5 cups Chicken Stock; 1 bay leaf; 1 tspn Dried Thyme (or Italian seasoning); 1/4 tspn Chili Flakes; 1/2 cup half and half; 1 cup sharp Cheddar Cheese; Salt and pepper to taste

Recipe Video

This Healthy Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup is creamy, delicious, and incredibly easy to make. This soup is keto-friendly and low carb and can be made in 20 minutes.

You may also look at some of the other soup recipes - Creamy Pumpkin Soup Recipe, Homemade Tomato Soup, Healthy Spinach Soup Recipe and Tomato White Beans Soup.

Low Carb Cauliflower Soup made right in the Instant Pot

Creamy and Healthy Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup with bacon and Cheese is low carb and Keto. I am labeling this as one of the best Cauliflower recipes to date. When there is bacon in a soup, nothing can go wrong, right? One of my favorite soups because it is rich, creamy yet not loaded with cream or Cheese.

Cauliflower, when cooked, makes the soup naturally creamy. So you can adjust the amount of cream and cheese as per your preference and how rich you want the soup to be.

Another Instant Pot recipe and also a Soup recipe. Honestly, I didn't want to spam you guys with soup recipes one after another. But this soup turned out to be so amazing, that I had to share here without any delay. It is perfectly creamy, thick, and really satisfying.

Ladle full of Low Carb Cauliflower Soup held atop the Instant Pot.

Ingredients

This easy Cauliflower Soup needs a handful of ingredients and is very much customizable as per your taste.

Start with a fresh head of cauliflower, clean, and cut into florets. You could also use frozen cauliflower florets, you can't get hold of fresh cauliflower.

I love to use butter to saute Onion and garlic. You can substitute with Olive oil if you prefer.

Thyme and Bay leaf are the aromatics used. Try adding Parsley or Oregano can also be added. But do not go overboard with herbs.

Then there is Bacon and it makes everything better.

Cream and Cheddar helps to thicken the soup. Here is the best part of this Cauliflower Soup. You can adjust the quantity of cream and cheese in the soup as per your taste or calorie requirement. Cauliflower, when cooked, thickens the soup naturally. So you don't need gallons of cream or cheese to make it thick.

I like to keep little chunks of cauliflowers in the soup rather than a smooth case. Use a hand blender to blend it to a silky smooth consistency.

Pin Healthy Soup

Being low on carb, Cauliflower is quite popular among people who are trying to lose weight. It is also an excellent source of Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Dietary Fiber, and other nutrients.

It is also one of those versatile vegetables, that can be used in many different ways. A popular substitute for starchy food items such as rice, Potato. One of my favorites is this creamy Cauliflower Coconut Curry. If you follow Keto/Low carb, then you must check this delicious Chicken and Cauliflower Rice.

Because Cauliflower makes this soup naturally creamy, you can totally reduce Cream and/or Cheese as per your preference.

Serve with

This soup is so fulfilling that it can be had as a meal by itself. If you are interested to make a complete keto meal, choose some keto friendly bread or proteins like Rosemary Lemon Chicken Thighs, Tandoori Chicken, Parmesan Crusted Chicken, or Chili Garlic Shrimp.

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