Cheater's Creamy Cheesy Cauliflower Soup

Are you a cheater?

Does your spouse or significant other know?

C'mon- Now is the time to fess up!

 I admit it.

I am a cheater.

Well, maybe not in the way

that you think!

My family thinks I slave away for hours

preparing my super delicious (ahem) meals.

Well,  I am here to tell you that 

sometimes cheating is a 

GOOD THING.

Seriously!

Take the case of 

Creamy Cheesy Cauliflower Soup

Do I start with a fresh head of cauliflower?

Do I wash it and cut it and steam it?

No! I! Do! Not! 

This is how I start MY SOUP!

Ha!

I microwave it as per instructions on the package.

While that is microwaving

I take 1/3 cup of butter and melt it 

in a sauce pan.  

Then I stir in 1/3 cup flour with a whisk.

After stirring for a few minutes

I add 2 cups of milk and 

2 cups of chicken broth

2 Tablespoons of onion flakes.

and cook and stir for about 5 minutes

until thickened.

While that is cooking I put the bag of

Cheesy Cauliflower in the blender 

and process until smooth-

(We like ours a bit chunky). 

Then throw it into the crockpot

along with the soup mixture from the pot.

Add 1 cup of shredded cheddar and 

cook on low until cheese is completely melted.

This is SO good on a cold winter's day.

If you want it even thicker 

you can stir a few 

dried potato flakes into the crockpot.

You will get rave reviews.

Ladle it up and throw a 

few cut up green onions on top

to make it purdy!

Serve with a side salad and crusty bread.

Listen, make sure you throw a little 

water on your forehead so that it

looks like you have been slaving 

over a hot stove all day.

It really gives you a lot more

credibility....

not that 

I would ever do anything like THAT!

Here's the recipe:

Cheesy Creamy Cauliflower Soup

Micowave 1 family size bag of 3 cheese cauliflower veggies

While that is microwaving:

Melt 1/3 cup butter

Stir in 1/3 cup flour (I use Wondra but reg flour will do)

Slowly add: 2 cups Swanson’s Chicken Broth

                    2 cups milk (or ½ and ½ )

Stir in:  2 Tablespoons onion flakes (or onion powder to taste)

Cook for a few minutes until thickened and bubbly

Using blender- puree bag of cheesy cauliflower then put in crockpot

Add soup mixture from stove top

Add 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Cook on low until cheese is melted and ready to serve

If you want thicker soup stir in potato flakes until you reach desired consistency