Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup (Video)
Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup is a soup recipe you’ll make over and over, and this tasty soup is even a hit with people who say they don’t like cauliflower!
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Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup is an amazing dinner idea when it’s cold outside and you want a treat that won’t remotely make you think about carbs! And even people who are normally cauliflower avoiders will enjoy this delicious low-carb soup!
When I created this recipe with my niece Kara, we absolutely could not wait to share it with you! And now that it’s several years later and this recipe has turned into one of the most popular recipes ever on Kalyn’s Kitchen, both Kara and I still make it regularly, so today I’m reminding you about this tasty soup for Friday Favorites. And it’s just in time for serious soup weather, are you ready for that?
We made the soup in my 6 Quart Instant Pot (affiliate link) and our only regret was that we hadn’t made a bigger batch. If you have an 8 Quart Instant Pot (affiliate link) you could double the recipe for Instant Pot Loaded Cauliflower Soup if you’d like. For those who haven’t caught the Instant Pot fever just yet, I’m going to give stovetop direction as well, because this soup would be super simple to make on the stove.
How to Make Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup:
(Scroll down for complete printable recipe with nutritional information.)
- Chop up the onion and the cauliflower.
- Melt butter or heat oil in the instant pot on the SAUTE setting and cook onions for 2-3 minutes.
- Then add the chopped cauliflower, chicken stock, garlic powder, and salt.
- Lock the lid, use the MANUAL setting and cook on HIGH PRESSURE for 5 minutes. Quick release the pressure.
- While the soup cooks, prepare the cream cheese cubes, grated sharp cheddar, and cream (or use milk or half and half), as well as the additional cheese, sour cream, crumbled bacon, and sliced green onions for toppings.
- Turn the Instant Pot to KEEP WARM setting and use an immersion blender (affiliate link) to puree the soup to your desired consistency.
- Check to see if you want to add a little more chicken stock to thin the soup (or reduce the liquid on the SAUTE setting if it’s too thin).
- Add the cheese and cream cheese, let it melt, and stir to combine.
- Then stir in the half and half, heat through, and season to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper. (Taste before you add more salt.)
- Serve Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup hot with grated cheese, sour cream, crumbled bacon, and sliced green onions to add at the table as desired.
This soup is guaranteed to be a hit, and many readers have reported that family members who “don’t like cauliflower” have gobbled it up.
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Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup is a soup recipe you'll make over and over, and this tasty soup is even a hit with people who say they don't like cauliflower! Equipment: I made this soup in my 6 quart Instant Pot (affiliate link). Look at the end of the recipe if you'd prefer to just make the soup in a pan on the stove. Nutritional information doesn't include toppings since it's hard to calculate which ones and how much people will add. This recipe was created by Kalyn and Kara, after reviewing my recipe for Low-Carb Cauliflower and Mushroom Pressure Cooker Soup with Parmesan. Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations. (The nutritional info for this recipe doesn't include the optional toppings.)
Instant Pot (or Stovetop) Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
Topping Ingredients:
Instructions
Stovetop Directions:
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 360Total Fat: 27.4gSaturated Fat: 15.4gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 77.6mgSodium: 881mgCarbohydrates: 9.7gFiber: 3.4gSugar: 6.8gProtein: 17g
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Instant Pot Loaded Cauliflower Soup is great for low-carb or low-glycemic diets. However if you’re strictly following the South Beach Diet you’ll want to use lower-fat dairy products, use olive oil instead of butter, and maybe limit the amount of bacon or use turkey bacon.
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251 Comments on “Instant Pot Low-Carb Loaded Cauliflower Soup (Video)”
I made this soup today, I just happen to have all the ingredients since I’m doing keto, my girlfriends boys hate everything, they smelled the soup progress, and asked for some….SCORE!!!!!!!
I absolutely love hearing that!
I absolutely LOVE this soup and have made it many times. I’d like to make a batch for a friend, so can you freeze this soup?
I think it will freeze, but sadly I have never had any left over to try freezing so I can’t say for sure. If you try it I’d love to hear how it goes.
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Love to have low carb soups or meal recipes
Glad you like it; I am a big soup fan!
Excellent recipe with no hint that it is actually cauliflower. I used frozen cauliflower and increased IP time to 7 minute. Other than that, I followed the recipe as written. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it and glad to hear how it worked with frozen cauliflower!
Hi Kimberly,
Was the cauliflower frozen when you placed in the pot, or did you steam ahead of time?
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Anyone know the macros on this?
If you go back and look at earlier comments a number of people have posted what they think it is.
I made your cauliflower soup for the first time but I made it in a crockpot instead. I sauteed the onions in butter then put it in the crockpot with the cauliflower , broth, garlic powder and salt. I also added a frozen chicken breast and cooked on high for 2 hours. I removed the chicken and blended the soup until creamy. I put the chicken back in the pot and cooked on low for 2 hrs. I then removed the chicken and shredded it. I put the cream cheese, shredded cheese, heavy cream and half of the soup into the blender and blended thoroughly. I put the soup back in the pot and added a half can of diced green chilies and cooked on low for 1/2 hr. It was soooooo good. My husband and mother-in-law had a second helping. I will make sure I make a double batch next time!!
Sounds good to me! Thanks for sharing how you did it in the CrockPot!
This was so fricking FANTASTIC! It wowwed my whole family. My non-keto brother poured it over his baked potato! It’s definitely going to be a winter staple in our house!
How fun hearing that; glad you enjoyed it!
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Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Glad you like it!
Made this tonight ..easy and awesome!
So glad you liked it!
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Looks like an amazing recipe! I want to make it tonight and see if I can fool my boyfriend into thinking it’s the “real deal” of potato soup.
Only problem is that I do not have an immersion blender or even a regular blender. But I have a hand mixer. Do you think that could work?
Sorry, but I don’t think a hand mixer will work. You need something you can cover with a lid so the hot soup doesn’t go flying everywhere.
You could probably make a chunkier version mashing it with an old-fashioned potato masher if you have that.
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This is a wonderful recipe. The only change I make is that I sauté the bacon in the my instant pot before the garlic and onions and use the grease instead of butter as a base. It’s wonderful and delicious each time. Thank you!
So glad you have enjoyed it; sounds like a good idea!
This spup is amazing! Thank you for the recipe!
So glad you’re enjoying it!
I always enjoy eating soup. It’s warm and very filing. I’ve never had a cauliflower soup before but this one looks delicious. I’m definitely trying this one. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like it!