Nichole's Chicken Cauliflower Soup

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 70 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This cauliflower and chicken soup is creamy and filling and made with reduced fat Parmesan cheese and skim milk. It is perfect on a cold night with a loaf of sourdough bread.

Ingredients

5 medium red potatoes, cubed
1/4 cup olive oil
3 stalks celery, diced
3 carrots, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
6 cups chicken broth
2 cups skim milk
1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets
2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
1 cup grated, reduced fat Parmesan cheese

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2 Place potatoes on prepared baking sheet. Bake potatoes in the preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes.
3 Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir celery, carrots, onion, and garlic into the hot olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until vegetables soften, about 10 minutes.
4 Stir chicken broth and milk into vegetable mixture; bring to a boil. Add cauliflower to vegetables and chicken broth mixture. Reduce heat to medium and cook until cauliflower is tender, about 10 minutes.
5 Stir potatoes, chicken, and Parmesan cheese into vegetables and broth; simmer until chicken is heated and cheese is melted, 20 minutes.