Slow Cooker Cauliflower & Broccoli Soup

You can’t have enough winter soup recipes, this one is divine. A thick and creamy soup that’s so simple to prepare, it’s the best cauliflower and broccoli soups around!

Using your slow cooker, fresh winter produce and cream cheese at the end – simply delicious!

With the cold weather upon us, it’s now definitely moving into winter which means it’s time to bring out the slow cooker. With my kids involved in so many winter sports, I often don’t have as much time to prepare dinner. It’s much easier for me to pop the slow cooker on either in the morning or midday, then serve up a warm meal when the family is ready later that night.

Soup is often a perfect way to make the most of fresh winter vegetables. It’s always best to buy produce that’s in season as it’s always the best quality and price. It also keeps the menu varied over the year and introduces new tastes to the family.

Over winter, some key vegetables to look out for are broccoli, pumpkin, cauliflower and potatoes.

I chose to use a combination of cauliflower and broccoli, they were both a great size, so they went a long way in this recipe making it super affordable. You can dish it up straight from the slow cooker and if you have any leftovers, you can freeze it and heat it up again on another chilly winter’s night.  

This is not the watery soup you sometimes see, this one is thick and full of flavour – the 6 garlic cloves help with that! You can easily thin it down with some cream after you have prepared it but we prefer to keep it thick as it is such a satisfying meal.

Today I served this mine with my Easy Cheese Puffs  but it would be perfect with some cheesy toast or garlic bread.

Cauliflower has a subtle flavour but is certainly popular in my family! In the past it was usually only boiled heavily and served on the side, but now it is used in things such as rice, pizza bases, cheese sauces and more!

It is fast becoming the new super-food. You can easily prepare this soup without the broccoli, you will end up with a lovely dreamy cauliflower soup.  

But for extra greens, added flavour and colour the broccoli brings it is definitely well worth trying them together.

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This soup is best served as is to ensure maximum flavours, serve with fresh toppings to enhance the richness.

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Onto the recipe for Slow Cooker CAULIFLOWER & Broccoli Soup

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Cauliflower & Broccoli Soup

Yield: 8 Cups

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Additional Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

A thick and delicious soup - the slow cooker allows the flavours to develop, finished with cream cheese, its filling, nutritious and divine!

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Ingredients

• 1 Head of Cauliflower (approx 1.2kg), rinsed, diced into large florets
• 1 Head Broccoli, rinsed, diced into large florets
• 6-8 Garlic Cloves, peeled
• 1/2 Onion, diced
• 3 Cups Chicken Stock, 750 mils
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 teaspoon Pepper, ground
• 225 grams Cream Cheese
• 100 Grams Cheese, I used a hard aged cheese, grated

Instructions

1. In a large slow cooker add the garlic cloves and the diced onion
2. Add to this the cauliflower and broccoli, chicken stock, salt and pepper, stir and cover
3. Cook on high for 4 hours, stirring 2-3 times during cooking
4. Once time is up add the cream cheese and grated cheese
5. Using a stick blender, food processor or blender mix the soup until it is thick and creamy and no lumps remain
6. The soup is supposed to be super thick
7. Serve with fresh toppings, anything from chives, parsley, peppers, bacon, tiny broccoli florets to bring out the flavours of the soup
8. Leftover soup can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days, or can be frozen in an airtight container

Notes

You will need a slow cooker and either a stick blender, blender or food processor to blend the soup once cooked

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Happy Cooking!

Anna

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